Movie

A Time for Drunken Horses

2000 · 80 min

This is a stark and deeply moving look at the struggle for existence against harsh realities.

Overview: After their father dies, a family of five children are forced to survive on their own in a Kurdish village on the border of Iran and Iraq.
How it feels: Bleak, melancholic and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Family, survival, grief, class
Content: Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
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Tone: bleakstrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
survival
grief
class
freedom
Places: small town
wilderness
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Genres: drama, war
Directed by: Bahman Ghobadi
Written by: Bahman Ghobadi
Starring: Ayoub Ahmadi, Rojin Younessi, Amaneh Ekhtiar-dini, Madi Ekhtiar-dini, Kolsolum Ekhtiar-dini, Karim Ekhtiar-dini, Rahman Salehi, Osman Karimi
Music: Hossein Alizadeh
Cinematography: Saed Nikzat
Runtime: 80 min
Country: Iran, France
Languages: Kurdish