SPARROWS is a coming-of-age story about the 16-year old boy Ari, who has been living with his mother in Reykjavik and is suddenly sent back to the remote Westfjords to live with his father Gunnar. There, he has to navigate a difficult relationship with his father, and he finds his childhood friends changed. In these hopeless and declining surroundings, Ari has to step up and find his way.
Born in 1977 in Reykjavik, Rúnar Rúnarsson made his feature film debut at the Director's Fortnight in Cannes 2011 with VOLCANO and was nominated for the Camera d'Or. VOLCANO became a festival darling and has collected 17 awards.
Rúnar is one of the most awarded short film directors in the world with around 100 international awards for his 'Crossroads' trilogy. Furthermore, he was nominated for the Oscars in 2006, the Palme d'Or in Cannes in 2008 and the European Film Awards in 2008.
Filmography 2011 - VOLCANO 2009 - ANNA, short 2008 - 2 BIRDS, short 2004 - THE LAST FARM, short
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