Owl and the Sparrow

Theatrical Release Date: 2009 05 29 (USA - Limited)

UPC: 014381646320

Studio: Image

MPAA Rating: PG   Contains:[Adult Situations, Smoking]

Summary: A girl who refuses to surrender her optimism despite difficult circumstances brings two unlikely strangers together in this comedy drama from Vietnam. Thuy (Pham Thi Han) is an orphan who, after the death of her parents, has been sent to live with her uncle Tran Le Minh (Nguyen Hau). Tran runs a company that processes bamboo, and he puts Thuy to work in his factory, where's she puts in long hours and is treated poorly by her uncle and his associates. Convinced life has better things to offer, Thuy runs away to Saigon, and she soon makes friends with a handful of plucky fellow orphans who survive on the street and look out for one another. Thuy supports herself by selling flowers, and during her rounds she meets Hai (Le The Lu), a friendly zookeeper who is looking after a baby elephant that is soon to be sold. Thuy and her friends meet every day at a diner where a boy (Hoang Long) serves the kids soup; another regular at the restaurant is Lan (Cat Ly), a stewardess who takes a liking to Thuy and lets the girl stay with her when she's in town on layover. Thuy senses that Lan is lonely, much like Hai, and she decides that with a little intervention on her part, Hai and Lan might make a good couple and she could become their adopted daughter. However, Thuy soon learns that matchmaking is a more challenging task than she realized. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

Category: Drama

Awards: Film Presented – Rotterdam International Film Festival Audience Award – Los Angeles Film Festival John Cassavetes Award – Independent Spirit Awards John Cassavetes Award – Independent Spirit Awards John Cassavetes Award – Independent Spirit Awards

Features: Director's audio commentary
Behind-the-scenes featurette
Deleted scenes
Trailer
Still galleries

Owl and the Sparrow

Format: DVD

Release Date: 05/25/2010

Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1 Alternate Wide Screen

Audio: DD2 Dolby Digital Stereo, DD5.1 Dolby Digital 5.1

Runtime: 98 Minutes

Sides: 1

Number of Discs: 1

Subtitles: English,Spanish

Chapters: Disc #1 -- Owl and the Sparrow
1. A New Life Begins [4:43]
2. Monday [20:09]
3. Tuesday [14:08]
4. Wednesday [25:16]
5. Thursday [14:23]
6. Friday [17:09]
7. End Credits [1:45]

Cast and Crew: Nguyen Kim Phuong  Actor 
Stephane Gauger  Director 
Stephane Gauger  Producer 
Stephane Gauger  Screenwriter 
Timothy Linh Bui  Executive Producer 
Ham Tran  Executive Producer 
Pete Nguyen  Composer (Music Score) 
Nguyen Van Quan  Producer 
Nam Nhat Doan  Producer 
Cat Ly  Actor 
Le The Lu  Actor 
Pham Thi Han  Actor 
Nguyen Hau  Actor 
Hoang Long  Actor 

Country: USA,Vietnam