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Zamani baray� masti asbha (A Time for Drunken Horses)(Intoxication for Horses) (2000)

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When the youngest boy of a destitute Iranian Kurdish family suffers from a terminal illness, his young siblings struggle to pay for a life-saving operation. In desperation, the eldest sister agrees to marry an Iraqi man, willing to care for the brother. At the border exchange, however, the family of the Iraqi man rejects the sick boy, leaving the siblings in a harrowing race against time.

Unrated, 1 hr. 20 min.

Art House & International, Drama

Directed By: Bahman Ghobadi

Written By: Bahman Ghobadi

In Theaters: Oct 27, 2000 Limited

On DVD: Feb 15, 2011

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Critic Reviews for Zamani baray� masti asbha (A Time for Drunken Horses)(Intoxication for Horses)

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... a hard yet visually beautiful portrait of grueling third world lives under the desperation of poverty and the terror of war.

April 1, 2011 Full Review Source: Turner Classic Movies Online

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Sean Axmaker

Turner Classic Movies Online

A powerful first film from Iranian writer/director Bahman Ghobadi.

April 2, 2007 Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid

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Jeffrey M. Anderson

Combustible Celluloid

Dull drama from Iran.

December 8, 2002 Full Review Source: Film Threat

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Phil Hall

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The abuse of animals, and children in this film is just terrible. I'm not even sure what the heck I was supposed to understand by the ending.

September 20, 2011

Cynthia S.

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This is one more powerful and deeply affecting films coming from Iran. Using non-professional actors from the region, Ghobadi is able to lay bare the devastating hardships of life in Kurdistan on the Iran-Iraq border. The children are what make this film, though. In particular, Madi, the handicapped brother, has an

May 3, 2009