Owl and the Sparrow
- After angering her stern uncle (Trong Hai), 10-year-old Thuy (Han Thi Pham) runs away and lands on the tough streets of Saigon. There, she befriends shy zookeeper Hai (The Lu Le) and flight attendant Lan (Cat Ly). Dreaming of a new family, Thuy plays matchmaker to bring the two together. Meanwhile, Thuy's furious uncle tracks her through the city. Stephane Gauger wrote and directed this Los Angeles Film Festival Audience Award winner.
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- Rotten Tomatoes: Fresh 76%
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Fresh: 13 Rotten: 4 Rotten Tomatoes page
- Top Rotten Tomatoes Critics
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By taking a fairly unromantic approach to the standard strangers-meet-in-a-cold-world premise, writer-director Stephane Gauger crafts a lovely, lovelorn fable. full review
Joe Neumaier, New York Daily NewsOwl and the Sparrow is a beautifully com posed romance from Vietnam. full review
V.A. Musetto, New York PostStephane Gauger's debut feature, Owl and the Sparrow, is a charming little movie, nothing more. full review
Nathan Lee, New York TimesOwl and the Sparrow is yet one more film that preaches the importance of opening your heart and reaching out to those around you, but that treacly sentiment is nicely undercut by the unvarnished naturalness of the actors. full review
Tim Grierson, Village VoiceA strangely overdone finale, complete with surging musical crescendos and tears, rings false, given the earnest and unsentimental qualities exhibited elsewhere in Gauger's script and direction. full review
Greg Quill, Toronto StarThe principal actors all do a nice job, but a special commendation goes to young Han, a Saigon resident with some experience onstage. full review
Walter V. Addiego, San Francisco ChronicleWhat [director] Gauger has created is a quietly affecting fairy tale. full review
Betsy Sharkey, Los Angeles Times
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- Release Year: 2007
- MPAA Rating: PG
- Runtime: 98 min
- Available From: Dec 20, 2010
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