The Song of Sparrows
Oct 01, 2008 | IMDB 7.5
96 min Watch NowDrama
When an ostrich-rancher focuses on replacing his daughter's hearing aid, which breaks right before crucial exams, everything changes for a struggling rural family in Iran. Karim motorbikes into a world alien to him - incredibly hectic Tehran, where sudden opportunities for independence, thrill and challenge him. But his honor and honesty, plus traditional authority over his inventive clan, are tested, as he stumbles among vast cultural and economic gaps between his village nestled in the desert, and a throbbing international metropolis.
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Beyond Silence
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The Secret Life of Words
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Withnail & I
The Milagro Beanfield War
Immortal Beloved
Close-Up
Taste of Cherry
Golden Apple
Sweet Nothing in My Ear
Traveller
Jesus: A Deaf Missions Film
Betrayed
The Field
Black
The Wedding Night
All That Money Can Buy
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IMDB 6.9 | Dec , 1996
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IMDB 8.5 | Apr , 1954
A samurai answers a village's request for protection after he falls on hard times. The town needs protection from bandits, so the samurai gathers six others to help him teach the people how to defend themselves, and the villagers provide the soldiers with food.The Tribe
IMDB 6.7 | Sep , 2014
Deaf-mute Sergey enters a specialized boarding school for the deaf. In navigating through the school's hierarchy, he encounters a corrupt underbelly of criminality, known as The Tribe. By participating in several robberies, he gets propelled higher into the organization, when he meets one of the Chief’s concubines Anya, and unwittingly breaks all the unwritten rules of the group."Children of a Lesser God
IMDB 6.9 | Sep , 1986
Starting his new job as an instructor at a New England school for the deaf, James Leeds meets Sarah Norman, a young deaf woman who works at the school as a member of the custodial staff. In spite of Sarah's withdrawn emotional state, a romance slowly develops between the pair.The Secret Life of Words
IMDB 7 | Dec , 2005
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IMDB 6.8 | Sep , 2017
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IMDB 7.2 | Jun , 1987
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IMDB 6.5 | Mar , 1988
The accidental breakdown of an irrigation valve launches a hot confrontation between the mainly Latino farmers in a tiny New Mexico town and the real estate developers and politicians determined to acquire their land for a golf resort.Immortal Beloved
IMDB 7.1 | Dec , 1994
A chronicle of the life of infamous classical composer Ludwig van Beethoven and his painful struggle with hearing loss. Following Beethoven's death in 1827, his assistant, Schindler, searches for an elusive woman referred to in the composer's love letters as "immortal beloved." As Schindler solves the mystery, a series of flashbacks reveal Beethoven's transformation from passionate young man to troubled musical genius.Close-Up
IMDB 8 | May , 1990
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IMDB 7.7 | Sep , 1997
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IMDB 5.1 | Jan , 1986
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IMDB 6.3 | Apr , 2008
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IMDB 5.6 | Apr , 1997
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IMDB 0 | Apr , 2024
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IMDB 6.1 | Aug , 1988
An FBI agent posing as a combine driver becomes romantically involved with a Midwest farmer who lives a double life as a white supremacist.The Field
IMDB 7 | Sep , 1990
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IMDB 7.7 | Feb , 2005
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IMDB 5.8 | Mar , 1935
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IMDB 7 | Oct , 1941
Farmer Jabez Stone, about to lose his land, agrees to sell his soul to the devil, known as Mr. Scratch, who gives Jabez seven years to enjoy the fruits of his sale before he collects. Over that time, Jabez pays off his debts and helps many neighboring farmers, then becomes an advocate for the upstanding Sen. Daniel Webster. When Jabez's contract with Mr. Scratch concludes, he desperately turns to Webster to represent him in a trial for his soul.