Sparrows
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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Cast
19 people
Atli Óskar Fjalarsson
Ari
Known for
The Midnight Sky
Operation Napoleon
Ingvar E. Sigurðsson
Gunnar
Known for
Katla
Trapped
Rakel Björk Björnsdóttir
Lara
Also in
Ferox
Thick Skin
Rade Šerbedžija
Tomislav
Known for
Eyes Wide Shut
Taken 2
Nanna Kristín Magnúsdóttir
Kristjana
Known for
Heartstone
Operation Napoleon
Kristbjörg Kjeld
Grandmother
Known for
Of Horses and Men
Jar City
Pálmi Gestsson
Diddi
Known for
Trapped
Arna Magnea Danks
Bassi's onkel
Also in
Noah
The Lava Field
Jarkko Lahti
Darijo
Known for
The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mäki
Unknown Soldier
Arndís Hrönn Egilsdóttir
Vera
Known for
The Valhalla Murders
Valgeir Skagfjörð
Bassi
Also in
Our Own Oslo
Under the Glacier
Benedikt Benediktson
Einar
Also in
Rainbow Party
Rúnar Rúnarsson Director · Kjartan Sveinsson Composer Sophia Olsson Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $108K · United States release January 7, 2017 · Produced in Iceland, Croatia, Denmark
Box office
Worldwide gross
$107,663
Production
Pegasus Pictures
Production
MPM Film
Production
Nimbus Iceland
Production
Nimbus Film
Production
pegasus
Production
Iceland · Croatia · Denmark
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Þrestir
Original language
Icelandic
Spoken on screen
English · Icelandic
Release dates
Canada · September 11, 2015
Premiere
Iceland · October 2, 2015
Theatrical
United States · January 7, 2017
Premiere · Palm Springs International Film Festival
Denmark
August 25, 2016 · Theatrical
Indonesia
May 8, 2017 · Premiere · Europe on Screen
Switzerland
October 26, 2020 · TV · SRF
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