What is that? (Τι είναι αυτό;) 2007

Father and son are sitting on a bench. Suddenly a sparrow lands across them.
Cast
Father: Nikos Zoiopoulos
Son: Panagiotis Bougiouris
Directed by: Constantin Pilavios
Written by: Nikos & Constantin Pilavios
Director of photography: Zoe Manta
Music by: Christos Triantafillou
Sound by: Teo Babouris
Mixed by: Kostas Varibobiotis
Produced by: MovieTeller films

[@MaydayMaydayMayday147]

People don't realize how important this is and how lucky are those who had fathers like this... My father was never there for me, this almost makes me cry >.>

[@22Dimitris22]

Same here.... Im 29 now and I dont talt to my father anymore since 2010 because he tried to scam me....

[@Wilbur-em1hw]

Sorry you had to go through that. Lucky indeed.

[@rhondarichoux4170]

This made me cry. My mother has dementia, and repeats questions constantly. At times, it is hard to hold on to patience. Thank you for putting me in my place.

[@gyorgosgyorgos1133]

Best ever lesson of life . . All my respect for the movie maker.l am sure that all those don`t like this video are coming from other planet , a frozen one . . Ya sas apo Romania. Hello from Romania .

[@geraldgoclan7407]

To have had a father that loved his son like the father in this short but powerful movie would have meant the world to me. It made me cry to see a father who loved his son despite his son’s questioning. I had a father that didn’t care, who made me feel like an idiot every chance he had. I would have been a different person had my father shown just a bit of love or gave me a simple hug. I have sought that kind of love all of my life. The past 77 years I’ve searched for just a simple hug from a loving man.

[@A3Siblings]

സ്കൂളിൽ hello ഇംഗ്ലീഷിന്റെ ഭാഗമായി കാണുന്ന സ്റ്റുഡന്റ്സ്(മലയാളികൾ) ഉണ്ടോ??😁

[@muhammedsuhailn.t3364]

ആ

[@deepanair8281]

Und

[@hasiyousaf3602]

😂✌️

[@simipadmanabhan2372]

Ha und

[@artlover232]

Undello

[@sajithasuresh6729]

Any malayalee here ?

[@bryan397]

15 years later.... I still watch this and sob

[@JohnnyGamer73]

Πόσο συγκλονιστικό βίντεο.... Όταν το είδα πρώτη φορά πριν από πολλά χρόνια, ποτέ μου δεν πίστευα ότι θα υπάρξει εποχή οπού θα το ζήσω κι εγώ , από την πλευρά του γιού... Ο πατέρας μου βρίσκεται στην τρίτη ηλικία και ύστερα από τον χαμό του αδελφού μου πριν τρία χρόνια , παρουσιάζει δυστυχώς έντονη κατάθλιψη και άνοια.... Πονάει πολύ να βλέπεις έναν άνθρωπο που εσφιζε από κέφι και ζωή να βρίσκεται σε αυτή την κατάσταση...😢

[@crampoos]

Tears are falling down my face right now. Thanks to the author of the movie for reminding us about our old parents and their needs. God bless you.

[@tested2comply]

No one knows what they have until its too late... even though many videos will open our eyes for a few seconds, the reality doesnt hit us until our parents are truly gone... RIP Dad, i know youre watching over us, but I just cant help but cry when watching this video, I really miss you....

[@Myriamcici]

Αγαπημένο και δεν διστάζω ποτέ να το ξαναδώ ψάχνοντας την συγκίνηση που μόνο αυτά τα δυνατά τρία λεπτά δινουνε. Ευχαριστώ.

[@shafan3272]

I was so much cried about this film. The love of a old father and the son is shown here . But his son takes time to know his father's great love. This film gives us a important experience and moral

[@shen1419]

An amazing short film that shows youth of today how caring our elders are. We've lost too much respect for them in the past ten years. Thanks for the great film and message.

[@sareeshkr4064]

മലയാളി ഉണ്ടോ Malayali here

[@evilhunters1990]

Njn unde

[@ourideasmalayalam1997]

ഉണ്ടേ

[@k-r---y-t--3495]

ഉണ്ടേ☺

[@k-r---y-t--3495]

@@evilhunters1990 free fire player ano

[@evilhunters1990]

@@k-r---y-t--3495 athe ningalo

[@AshokDecruz]

it is a wake up call for all fathers and sons. now i became a good father and a good son too.

[@giwrgosmitsopoulos1803]

Πολύ ωραίο βίντεο.ποσο γρήγορα περνάει η ζωή. Και ειδικά όταν έχεις παιδιά.πρέπει να φερόμαστε με αγάπη στους οικείους μας πρέπει να υπάρχει κατανόηση. Μπράβο και πάλι.

[@ketpat]

That was a beautiful film, my eyes welled up at the end. It's so easy to forget the crap our parents had to put up with when they raised us

[@user-ej7px8uu4w]

I don`t have father....yet either no memory at all...........Because of he was past away as soon as I born.....after that my mom who also past three years ago....she never ever get remarry with anyone.....so my life has past more than 50 years without FATHER in which maybe sad however was my fate....After wacthed this video simply made me tears and moved....Wishing had such beautiful affection from father...Don`t get mad to children who you were ....Don`t yelling to old people who you will be............

[@PascalAndreas2003]

+永日庵山帰来 lik if u cri evreytim

[@PauL-rm2mq]

+Pascal Andreas LOL,you have my NAME how it is posible? My name is Pascal Paul

[@DamriWongsuna]

Good on you

[@Doxadramitis]

That´s maybe the best video ever. Love is life. Love the Parents! Μπαμπά....ήσουν ο ΤΈΛΕΙΟΣ Πατέρας! Εύχομαι να σου μοιάσω!

[@magoulianitissa]

Υπέροχο video! Ευχαριστώ τους δημιουργούς του που με τόση τρυφερότητα προσέγγησαν ένα θέμα που στην ελληνική κοινωνία είναι πραγματικό πρόβλημα! Χάσαμε, μαζί με τόσα άλλα, τον σεβασμό και την πρέπουσα ανεκτικότητα στην τρίτη ηλικία, στους γονεις μας, και παπούδες μας!

[@TheInga555]

What a message to us all !!! Hope this will touch as many hearts, minds and souls as possible...

[@vespiezenetic]

This is so adorable! I totally love the part where the son became speechless and hugged his father... :'D

[@sreejasitcvellanad]

This video makes every one think of how loving are our parents and how loving should be us to them.

[@raymondtosti451]

This is such a beautiful story and the message is so simple: love is patient and love is kind!

[@nelsito290]

I was sented this by a friend. Today Dad would have been 83 today I lit a candle for him. I would have loved to kiss him like this young man did. I miss you Pop..(4 yrs already).

[@SteveMavronis]

I cry every time I watch this video. No matter how many times I too always forget to be extra patient with my father Nicholas. That is a curse I have to break. "What is that?"

[@youjackaltube]

It is very touchable. I will never ever talk to my dad like that. Eventhough, the clip made me cried :( It very sad how we start treating our parents in our time

[@idee7896]

My mother used to tell me as my parents age, they regress to infancy. I never had the same patience as my parents showed me, and I regret it to this day. Even if I could go back and tell myself this lesson, I don't think I had the wisdom to heed my own advice. Only a few are lucky to be this wise; the rest of us suffer in regret.

[@holycraftcanada]

very touching piece, really a lesson for me, I love my dad, and my mom too

[@cerebro2k]

This makes me think of how much patience my Father God has with me and that I have to patient with his dealings.

[@SPJ-88]

When I watched this 10 years ago I was alone studying 2nd year in dormitory. I had a beef with my father and I cried watching this video. But now after I worked for 6 years, I have seen so many that wasted my time and efforts, and encountered too much people who are too ignorant to be patient with. I felt nothing special watching this video again. What the world has turned me into.

[@onlyone-minute]

It shakes my heart! Love u dad!

[@biniayyappan2754]

ഉണ്ടേ.... ഞാൻ.. അത് കണ്ടു വന്നതാ

[@sreedevikannadath9712]

ഇതിൽ ആരെങ്കിലും ഹലോ ഇംഗ്ലീഷ് കണ്ടു വന്നവരുണ്ടോ

[@joshym2898]

Yes

[@hezzanajma7143]

Und

[@hezzanajma7143]

Me

[@4kdinuworld145]

ഉണ്ട്

[@drisyadivya3325]

Yes

[@Music4AII]

First time I saw this I was randomly checking clips and it came to this and I watched it... I couldn't belive I almost started crying at the end. I got so moved by it.

[@stephenlisson1994]

I loved my father very much and I know he loved me and my siblings, but he never showed it outwardly. Only when my mother passed away, did he start to show that true love. He would hug and kiss us, something he seldom do when we were younger. He's been gone for 10 years now and I miss him very much. This video is quite emotional and I'm trying not to cry, but I can't stop thinking of him as I watch this lovely piece of work. GOD BLESS!!!! you Dad. I love you.

[@sinakahen]

I hope the person who made this video realises how many lives he's changed and how many people who have watched this video have gone on to hug their father immediately after watching this. thank you.

[@MicolTheLilacFairy]

This is one of the most sensitive things I have ever watched. I watch this video from time to time to remember this important message!

[@Cherrychan88]

Now I know how to treasure the special moments with my father.... :)

[@heartrockgirl4800]

This hits me, this is what I am dealing with. Once an adult and twice a child. Please always allow me to remember this. Instant tears.

[@SlawomirLotysz]

Thank you for this! And you know what? My 14 years old son showed it to me. There is a hope in our youth...

[@leemanism]

Fantastic video. I also noticed the turtle taking a stroll in the background. Lovely creatures.

[@sofiakon33]

Κάθε φορά που το βλέπω, κλαίω. Χρόνια πολλά σε όλους τους μπαμπάδες του κόσμου και είθε να τους δώσουμε έστω τα μισά από όσα μας έχουν προσφέρει.

[@existential]

So much is said in a short time. The film is simple and deep, powerful and gentle. I'm happy I found it.

[@Teemeeque]

we should apreciate our parents because when we were kids, they raised us, and gived us all the best that they could have given...

[@KarakasisFotios]

Μεγάλο μπράβο ! Στην ιδέα και στην υλοποίηση ! Ίσως το πιο συγκλονιστικό μικρο βίντεο που είδα !

[@tommysheal]

Every time I watch this short film I cry....

[@lordraveneyeofra]

Anyone with love in their heart can understand this!!! Love it!!!

[@DadePomsouvan]

Very touching and beautiful, thanks for sharing!

[@donnarowland6204]

Young children learn from the parents, by repeated words, actions, connections; later they will have the chance to repay their parents in kind. This is a beautiful example of life and love. Thank you!

[@Sethekk11]

My father may not have much time to live. I get irritated with him about the smallest things all the time. My dad doesn't show emotion at all, so its hard to tell what's really going through his head. This video made me realize how I act towards my dad, and made me remember that he may not have much longer to live. Thankful that my video made me think of him.

[@mantusahmantusah2702]

Today I watched a heart touching film 👍 I like this film so much.

[@barbaracarrier]

I am caring for my wheelchair bound, hard-of-hearing, and almost blind 90 year old mother. I watch this short film periodically to remind me that the gift of time and patience is all she really wants. The message of the film crosses all cultural differences we all may have. Thank you.

[@rgmachine]

Someday someone you love may go through this. Love them the best you can for as long as you can. Tomorrow is promised to no one.

[@chrisleone4833]

This was beautiful. My mom had dementia. This brought tears as I remembered. But this ending was so beautiful.

[@lutti250653]

This just show how can a human be ungrateful at times, yet it's takes a litle courage to show them examples to let them realize and brought them on the right way, a very relistic image of the humanity, thanks for the advice, because i see this as one . . . thanks too for the wisdom of this posting .

[@simplegifts17]

The best interpretation I've seen is that the book is a diary detailing the patience that the father had with his son and he is demonstrating that his son is not returning the consideration. If you think "there is nothing to this video" I will pray for someone to deliver you compassion

[@GrumpyToaster13]

Always respect your parents! They love you unconditionally.

[@71742s]

I cannot watch this without crying. My Papa died before I was old enough to even ask questions,

[@josefemme77]

THERE'S NOTHING LIKE THE IMPORTANT'S OF OUR FATHER. This reminds me how we treat our Father God.

[@LovingCatsOfficialChannel]

Ενα μεγαλο ΜΠΡΑΒΟ σε ολους τους συντελεστες του βιντεο!!!

[@Vicusor22]

i can't stop my eyes from sweating every time i see this)

[@HighnessCuts]

Better solution , Stop rewatching this !

[@DARKHORIZON-STUDIOS]

You shutup

[@stephenmaddox7417]

...joyful to be the 3,447,653rd viewer of this masterpiece.

[@Vasiliki2611]

beautiful! didactic! we need to be reminded... thank you

[@shishi7gb]

I don't know where to start but, i am a very COLD-HEARTED person..i feel no emotion. I haven't cried for more than 8 years now. This makes me feel very sad and all of my tears that have been hiding for all this years, it all bursts out. IM CRYING FOR ALMOST AN HOUR NOW. I've been repeating this many times. This is video is a piece of art. Everyone should watch it. You can express your true feelings and emotions when you watch this.

[@marilynadamou9265]

Πολύ συγκινητικό...🥺🥺❤️❤️

[@justininbangor]

VERY POWERFUL

[@air2grnd]

I wonder about the whom who don't like this video if they watch it only by their eyes in less than 5 min we had an wonderful message

[@427dorosz]

I speak first hand of both of my parents who suffered through dementia before they passed. The son expresses anger at his innocent father as a little boy might do. He is angry mostly at himself for being angry at his father, he is angry at his father for his incapacity to be the father he once was, he's angry at the world for it's indifference, and he is angry at God for the painfully slow death he and his father must endure. Finally when the son reaches my age and his father is gone he will think of his father every day and mourn him daily.

[@Jhcel2324]

This is my 3rd time watching this but it never failed to make me cry. I love you Papang.

[@Pchelka77]

I miss ma daddy! He is in Ukraine right now by himself... I love him so much! I don't see him enough... This video tore my heart.

[@1964REGAL]

πολυ ομορφο,με νοημα,,,,,,,,,ενα μπραβο σε οσους το εφταξαν!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@9ng63]

Very touching, brought tears in my eyes... I lost a wonderful father a few months ago.... He suffered from Altzheimer disease. A model father, he taught me how to bring up my own children with love and understanding....

[@altius1973]

Efkaristo, your short film is touching and reminds us of how we should look after our parents/carers!

[@MrAndieMusik]

How simple and how moving.

[@panayiotachrysanthopoulou8115]

where did you go

[@srk1952in]

tears on seeing this video....i read the written one in gmail but the real video going to move every heart.....Amen

[@AMOR4VELOCIDAD]

So profound and touching ...makes me cry like a little baby every single time... Love and Peace for all parents, mine too and especially to my Dad ...

[@canadianagill2347]

“No love is greater than that of a father for His son.”

[@storymax2938]

I am from Kerala 🤗😙🤗😙🤗🤨🙄😙😍😙😍🤨🙂😐😶🤨🤗🤨

[@AlfanGroup]

Very touching video :(, I was like this to my dad when he just wanted to start a conversation Now I am in studying in university thousands of miles away from my family and I just cant wait to go back and make it up for my dad miss u

[@isitworhit]

I work with people with Dementia, thank you this is so beautiful and true

[@sanxkkuma4356]

omg thats so sad! ;( I was being dumb and just randomly looking up randomness-the usual-but this was so intense

[@divinefem8793]

Aww I love my dad

[@gwales]

Not many things move me as much as this moved me. My son is 22 and shows the same kind of impatience and self-absorbed mindset as the young man in this video. I do love him unconditionally, but the love is not often returned. Thanks for rekindling my sense of what love is all about.

[@ridefortgerard9284]

Loving-kindness remains one of the most powerful force of the Universe. Thanks !

[@fotinichatzidimitriou1756]

μακαρι να το πιαναμε ολοι μας το νοημα...ισως να σεβομασταν ολοι τους γονεις μας πραγματικα....

[@BookOwl60]

Μα η συντριπτική πλειοψηφία σεβόμαστε τους γονείς μας...το βίντεο αρκετά συγκινητικό...το ανακάλυψα τυχαία σε αναζήτηση για sparrow.

[@renjithvp8525]

super

[@bluerazz90]

wow!! very powerful and sobering. may we never take our loved ones for granted...

[@fida6]

made me cry reminded me of my late father...........

[@timoteimoldovan7812]

Satira romaneasca

[@timoteimoldovan7812]

sall

[@timoteimoldovan7812]

hmhmh am postat asta acum 8 luni nici nu mai stiu ce legatura are asta cu satira romaneasca si de ce am 6 like-uri da ii ok:)))

[@dragoscristian5341]

😂😂

[@vredfed3555]

Sall

[@biancaalbert8972]

Dupa 3 ani....mda

[@HighnessCuts]

Any one Please Share the Review of this Story . I want to submit it as Assignment . 😁

[@kulakkadakrishna1763]

i also have to submit the assignment 😁😁

[@Rose___416]

Me too 😁

[@anushajith5018]

Me too

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I finished my work 😌

[@jincyratheesh3150]

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[@SHIFINBINHAMEED]

Heart touching story ❤

[@franciscoparr]

It is a very beautiful gaze about traumatic experiences. You repeat over and over again the same question. You always find the same answer, the "correct" answer. However, the wound bleeding...

[@LearnRussianLanguage]

Thank you so much for the video! A friend of mine has wrote the Greek text of it and I've added it to wikitranslate.org/wiki/Parable_-_A_Sparrow/Greek You'll find the Russian version of the film here wikitranslate.org/wiki/Parable_-_A_Sparrow/Russian (with a Russian voice over) and the English is here wikitranslate.org/wiki/Parable_-_A_Sparrow - (no voice-over) There are a few other language on the wiki. People love your film and translate it! Σας ευχαριστώ!

[@333son333]

''ΕΙΜΑΣΤΕ ΑΥΤΟΙ ΠΟΥ ΟΙ ΓΟΝΕΙΣ ΜΑΣ, ΜΑΣ ΕΛΕΓΑΝ ΝΑ ΜΗΝ ΤΟΥΣ ΚΑΝΟΥΜΕ ΠΑΡΕΑ''

[@Enkhmongol]

Very touching... Couldn't take a breath when i watching last scene....Just cried, i gotta call my daddy and say that i love him...

[@bouzoukiHOLLAND]

One of the films that i will never forget in my life. Wish i could give this film an "OSCAR''.

[@reenapramod5066]

What is that!!

[@MortiferV]

"not human"? aren't you exaggerating a little?

[@MatthewGabrielMonteleone]

Fatherhood and growing up all summed up in a 5 min video... Amazing

[@radufefceac]

1. When I think something or someone is stupid, I just say it. With arguments, of course. It's called sincerity. 2. "but in the end the quality of those things define us." - I totally agree with you.