A Time for Drunken Horses
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| A Time for Drunken Horses | |
|---|---|
 A Time for Drunken Horses film poster |
|
| Directed by | Bahman Ghobadi |
| Produced by | Bahman Ghobadi |
| Written by | Bahman Ghobadi |
| Starring | Ayoub Ahmadi, Rojin Younessi |
| Running time | 80 min |
| Language | Kurdish/Persian |
| IMDb profile | |
A Time for Drunken Horses (Persian:Zamani barayé masti asbha, Kurdish:Demek jibo hespên serxweş [1]) is a 2000 Iranian (Kurdish/Persian) film directed by Bahman Ghobadi and produced in Iran. It was a co-winner of the Caméra d'Or award at the Cannes Film Festival in 2000 [2].
Contents |
[edit] Plot
A Kurdish family is trying to survive after the death of its parents. Ayoub, the eldest boy in the family, becomes the head of the household and must do whatever work available to survive. Madi, Ayoub's handicapped brother, is in need of a medical operation. Ayoub goes to great lengths to collect money for the operation by smuggling truck tires with a group of Kurdish villagers near the Iran-Iraq border. The smugglers use horses to carry goods and fed them liquor to make them survive the harsh mountain winter. Near the border, Iranian soldiers seize the villagers'(and Ayoub's) merchandise. Finally, Ayoub's sister is forced to marry a man in order to finance the operation.
[edit] Awards
- Best Film Award, Golden Camera ( Caméra d'Or ), Cannes Film Festival , France, 2000.
- Special Jury Award, Silver Hugo , Chicago International Film Festival , USA, 2000.
- Best Feature Award, Edinburgh Film Festival, Scotland, UK, 2000.
- Best Feature Award, Santa Fe Film Festival , Fort Lauderdale , USA, 2000.
- Grand Jury Award, Sao Paulo International Film Festival , Brazil, 2000.
- Best Feature, Banff International Film Festival, Canada, 2000.
- Special Jury Award, Gijon International Film Festival, Spain, 2000.
- Best feature Award, Children Film Festival , Isfahan , Iran, 2000.
[edit] Cast
- Ayoub Ahmadi
- Rojin Younessi
- Amaneh Ekhtiar-dini
- Madi Ekhtiar-dini
- Kolsolum Ekhtiar-dini
- Karim Ekhtiar-dini
- Rahman Salehi
- Osman Karimi
- Nezhad Ekhtiar-dini
[edit] External links
- A Time for Drunken Horses at the Internet Movie Database
- Review by Deborah Young, Variety.
- Review by Christopher Null, Film critic.
- Review by A. O. Scott, New York Times.
- Review by Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian.
- Review by Philip French, Observer.
- Review by Gavin Collinson, BBC.
- Review by Robert Ebert, The New Yorker.
- Review by Ed Gonzalez, Slant Magazine.
- Review by Mick LaSalle et al., San Francisco Chronicle
 |
This 2000s drama film-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
