'Song of the Sparrows' shoots down stereotypes about highbrow film
Majid Majidi's latest work is just as accessible as a lot of less worthy competitors
By Jim Quilty
Daily Star staff
Wednesday, December 24, 2008
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"The Song of Sparrows," the latest feature by Iranian master Majid Majidi, is a film about people chasing after things - prizes that either elude their pursuers or else, once grasped, prove to be something other than they seemed. Selected for the Cinema of Asia-Africa section of the 2008 Dubai International Film Festival.
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