Sparrows

Sparrows

2015 · 99 min · ★ 6.4 · Drama

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

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