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Sparrows

Sparrows

20156.41h 39m

Overview

The story follows a 16-year-old Icelandic boy, Ari, who lives with his mother in Reykjavík. She has to leave the country for a new job, sending him back to the small town of his youth. There he finds his old friend, suddenly a young woman with a tricky romantic relationship; and his father has become a victim of the financial crisis.

Directed by Rúnar Rúnarsson
Written by Rúnar Rúnarsson
Produced by Rúnar Rúnarsson, Mikkel Jersin
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Top Cast

Atli Óskar Fjalarsson

Atli Óskar Fjalarsson

Ari

Ingvar E. Sigurðsson

Ingvar E. Sigurðsson

Gunnar

Rakel Björk Björnsdóttir

Rakel Björk Björnsdóttir

Lara

Rade Šerbedžija

Rade Šerbedžija

Tomislav

Nanna Kristín Magnúsdóttir

Nanna Kristín Magnúsdóttir

Kristjana

Kristbjörg Kjeld

Kristbjörg Kjeld

Grandmother

Pálmi Gestsson

Pálmi Gestsson

Diddi

Arna Magnea Danks

Arna Magnea Danks

Bassi's onkel

Jarkko Lahti

Jarkko Lahti

Darijo

Arndís Hrönn Egilsdóttir

Arndís Hrönn Egilsdóttir

Vera

Themes & Keywords

small townadolescenceicelandcoming of ageteenage boy

About Sparrows

Sparrows is a drama film released in 2015 exploring themes of small town, adolescence, iceland, coming of age, teenage boy. Directed by Rúnar Rúnarsson, it stars Atli Óskar Fjalarsson, Ingvar E. Sigurðsson, Rakel Björk Björnsdóttir. The story follows a 16-year-old Icelandic boy, Ari, who lives with his mother in Reykjavík. She has to leave the country for a new job, sending him back to the small town of his youth. There he finds his old friend, suddenly a young woman with a tricky romantic relationship; and his father has become a victim of the financial crisis.

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