A young runaway, Thy, played by an astonishing Pham Thi Han, who gives one of the greatest child performances in recent memory, enters the rough streets of Saigon before meeting two equally troubled people: Lan (Cat Ly), a lonely flight attendant, and Han (Le The Lu), a benevolent zookeeper.  This unlikely trio forms a bond that transcends their apparent differences and gives hope to the power of human perseverance.

Striking, what Kamal Al-Solaylee of GLOBE AND MAIL calls, “a marriage between a low-budget, arty movie and a mass audience-friendly emotional spectacle,” OWL AND THE SPARROW offers as much pathos and joy as SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE.  Gauger’s direction and approach has earned favorable comparisons with the titans of film history, invoking the traditions of the French New Wave and Italian Neo-Realism as well as and the American Independent filmmaking of John Cassavetes.  OWL AND THE SPARROW represents an exciting addition to Vietnamese cinema as it thrives and finds its way into the world cinema market.  This film initiates a summer devoted to world cinema featuring films from Japan, Israel, France, Kazakhstan, Austria, and Korea.

Schedule:
Friday, May 22, 7:00pm
Saturday, May 23, 4:30pm & 9:00pm
Sunday, May 24, 1:30pm & 6:00pm
Friday, May 29, 7:00pm
Saturday, May 30, 2:00pm & 6:30pm
Sunday, May 31, 4:30pm & 9:00pm