Wild Sparrow (2020)

Wild Sparrow 2020 / 野雀之詩 2020 / Ye Que Zhi Shi , 野雀之诗

Little Han lives in the mountains with his great-grandmother, Auntie Han Hsiao. In rainy days, Little Han sits in front of the fireplace listening to Auntie Han Hsiao's colorful and mysterious tales. One day he sees an injured and dying sparrow. With sadness, he digs a small cave and buries it. Looking at the sparrows flying in the mountains, he hopes one day he can leave the mountains. However, when his mother Ali, who works in nightclubs, takes him to city to live with her, he has to face the endless quarrels and fights between Ali and his boyfriend, a man who exploits Ali's body to make money. In Auntie Han Hsiao's funeral, while the burnt ashes swirling in the wind, Little Han returns to Auntie Han Hsiao's bedroom and curls himself up in the bed like the sparrow he has buried. (Source: IMDb)