Note, my 3/10 stars is mostly based on how much I enjoyed the movie. For craftsmanship it gets a full 10/10. It's beautifully made, I just didn't enjoy the content.
Sparrows is an Icelandic coming of age story about a teenage boy who moves in with his estranged father when his mother goes to Africa. The beginning of it seems average enough, but the later half of it gets darker as the boy experiments with sex and drugs. For me, this really put me off and made me want to stop watching. I liked a couple of his actions at the end which showed forgiveness and an acceptance of responsibility, but the whole thing just felt rather depressing.
If you are like me and tend to dislike gritty shows about the darker aspects of life (drugs, alcoholism, rape), don't watch this. However, if you do like gritty realism, go for it.
Sparrows is an Icelandic coming of age story about a teenage boy who moves in with his estranged father when his mother goes to Africa. The beginning of it seems average enough, but the later half of it gets darker as the boy experiments with sex and drugs. For me, this really put me off and made me want to stop watching. I liked a couple of his actions at the end which showed forgiveness and an acceptance of responsibility, but the whole thing just felt rather depressing.
If you are like me and tend to dislike gritty shows about the darker aspects of life (drugs, alcoholism, rape), don't watch this. However, if you do like gritty realism, go for it.