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Owl and the Sparrow ()

Cú và chim se se (original title)
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In modern-day Saigon, three lonely strangers form a unique family as a ten-year old orphan plays matchmaker to a zookeeper and a beautiful flight attendant.

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Lan
The Lu Le ...
Hai
Han Thi Pham ...
Thuy
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Trong Hai ...
The Captain
Pham Thi Han ...
Thuy
Nguyen Hau ...
Uncle Minh
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Bartender
Hoang Long ...
Soup boy
Bui Thi Noan ...
Orphan director
Danvy Pham ...
Dancer
Thi Han Phan ...
Thuy
Nguyen Kim Phuong ...
Phuong
Le Nguyen Vu ...
The magician

Directed by

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Stephane Gauger

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Stephane Gauger ... ()

Produced by

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Timothy Linh Bui ... executive producer
Stephane Gauger ... producer
Doan Nhat Nam ... producer (as Nam Doan Nhat)
Van Quan Nguyen ... producer
Jimmy Pham ... executive producer
Ham Tran ... executive producer

Music by

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Pete Nguyen

Cinematography by

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Stephane Gauger

Editing by

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Ricardo Javier
Ham Tran

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Jenni Trang Le ... first assistant director
Thanh Son Le ... second assistant director (as Le Thanh Son)

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Gabe Verger ... supervising sound editor

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Winston Emano ... publicist
David Magdael ... publicist
Anne Stulz ... publicist

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Danny Do ... special thanks
Rick Kinsel ... special thanks
Anderson Le ... special thanks
Charlie Nguyen ... special thanks

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Plot Summary

A child's resilience and the kindness of strangers. Thuy is 10, an orphan, working in her uncle's factory outside Saigon. He berates her constantly, so she runs away to Saigon. Over five days, we watch her survive on the streets selling flowers, while her uncle looks for her. She encounters Hai, a reserved zoo-keeper whose fiancée has jilted him. She also sells a flower to Lan, a flight attendant in the city for a layover, unlucky in love, who buys dinner for Thuy and offers her a place to stay that night. Thuy, who thinks of Lan as a sparrow and Hai as an owl, determines to bring them together. If she succeeds, then what; and what about her uncle? Written by

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Taglines An orphan girl plays matchmaker to a flight attendant and lonely zoo keeper. See more »
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Also Known As
  • Cú và Chim Se Sẻ (Vietnam)
  • Owl and the Sparrow (United States)
  • Owl and the Sparrow (World-wide, English title)
  • Owl and the Sparrow (United Kingdom)
  • Cinco días en Saigón (Spain)
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  • 97 min
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Trivia The Film had its world premier at 2007 Rotterdam Film Festival See more »

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