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OKLAHOMA CITY UNIVERSITY FILM INSTITUTE
Presents eight international films in the theme of “This I Believe.”
Sundays, 2 PM, Kerr McGee Auditorium in the Meinders School of Business at NW 27th Street and McKinley – Free Admission
This Sunday February 21st:
Majid Majidi’s Song of Sparrows (2008), Iran, 96 min.
From Iran, the country once again most requested on evaluation forms last year, comes another film by Majidi. In fact, people wrote, “Anything by Majidi.” Working at an ostrich farm outside of Tehran, Karim leads a simple and contented life with his family in their small house until one day when one of the ostriches runs away. Thus begins another one of Majidi’s unforgettable parables. When Karim travels to the city to help his elder daughter’s hearing, he finds himself mistaken for a motorcycle taxi driver. He then begins his new profession: ferrying people and goods through heavy traffic. How will this change impact his life?
-“At times funny, sad, poignant and suspenseful, Sparrows is a showcase for Majidi’s masterful storytelling.” SF Chronicle
-“The images in The Song of Sparrows have a poetic grace that’s to be desired in storytelling.” Boston Globe
-“A fable of a righteous man’s relationship to his family, his community and most of all his faith..” NY Times
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