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Variety (Alissa Simon):
Using amateur actors, this deeply humanistic story set among his society’s underprivileged explores how capitalism and technology corrupt man, making him lose spiritual purity and all-important connections to family, friends and nature. Beautifully crafted, often sentimental, sometimes humorous pic…should enjoy commercial success domestically and appeal to niche distribs in territories where helmer reps a known quantity.
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The Hollywood Reporter (Deborah Young):
Familiar themes of Iranian art cinema are confidently directed in a pleasing package that could work for niches. Stepping back from the bright colors and sentimentality of his signature films such as "The Children of Heaven" and "Baran," veteran helmer Majid Majidi reverts to a plain country setting in "The Song of Sparrows," a metaphor-driven tale of moral decline and redemption. The story, spiked with gentle humor, moves smoothly…
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Screendaily (Jonathan Romney):
The perennial workingman's blues get a cheerful philosophical spin in The Song Of Sparrows, a briskly likeable comedy from Iranian director Majid Majidi… Even cynics…will find it hard to resist the sheer weirdness of the ostriches, especially when one of them closes the film with what can only be described as a bizarre fan dance.
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Filmcritic.com (Chris Barsanti):
**** Majidi's artfully-composed film is a portrait of happenstance and perseverance, as the grumpy Karim comically harangues his long-suffering family and occasionally reaches the limits of his quite considerable endurance. With its sweeping cinematography, utterly affectless acting, and humane perspective, The Song of Sparrows was a treat in every sense of the word.
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In Competition, Berlin Film Festival 2008
In Competition, Fajr Film Festival 2008
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Silver Bear for Best Actor (Reza Najie), Berlin 2008
Best Director, Editing, Original Score and Makeup, Fajr Film Festival
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