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The Song of Sparrows

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The Song of Sparrows (2008)
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The Song of Sparrows (2008)

[This review, which also covers the film Departures, was originally published at Christianity Today.] • Layoffs, bankruptcy, skyrocketing unemployment. Tough times, busy days for job hunters, and everybody's got an opinion about what went wrong and how to fix it. Movies about employment tend to give us rags-to-riches success
04 Jun 2009 7 min read
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The Return of Majid Majidi

For a short while, Majid Majidi was my favorite Iranian filmmaker. But then again, for a while, he was the only Iranian filmmaker that I could name. I'm still a beginner when it comes to international cinema, but while I've found other Iranian artists whose work
24 Mar 2009 1 min read
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