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A Time for Drunken Horses

Lyrical, emotional and bleak drama about several siblings of a poverty stricken Kurdish family desperately trying to find funding for the treatment of their terminally ill youngest brother. Ayoub Ahmadi and Rojin Younessi star.

Year: 2001
Genre: Art House Cinema, Drama, Foreign Language Films, African & Middle Eastern, Film Festivals 2001, Amy's Favourites
Country: Iran
Director: Bahman Ghobadi
Starring: Ayoub Ahmadi, Rojin Younessi
Duration: 80 Minutes
Rating: M
Subtitles: Yes
7.7/10
Location in store: Foreign (Africa & Middle East)

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