A Time for Drunken Horses

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A Time for Drunken Horses

2000

1h 20m

7.6(115 votes)

Drama

War

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.

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9 members

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Ayoub Ahmadi

Ayoub

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Rojin Younessi

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Amaneh Ekhtiar-dini

Amaneh

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Madi Ekhtiar-dini

Madi

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Kolsolum Ekhtiar-dini

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Karim Ekhtiar-dini

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Rahman Salehi

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Osman Karimi

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Nezhad Ekhtiar-dini

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