Stray Dogs

Stray Dogs

Stray Dogs

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Stray Dogs

2004

1h 33m

7.2(11 votes)

Drama

Overview

In post-Taliban Kabul, two lost children, brother and sister whose parents are in prison, try to survive every day by scavenging for food. At night, they join their imprisoned mother.

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Wild Bunch

Makhmalbaf Film House Productions

Cast & Crew

12 members

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Zahed

Zahed

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Gol-Ghotai

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Agheleh Rezaie

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Sohrab Akbari

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Jamil Ghanazideh

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Agheleh Shamsollah

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Razeddin Sayyar

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Maydeh Gol

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Ghomri Valad Amir

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Shah Mahmood Golbahari

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Emameddin Vakil

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Akhtar Abdolaziz

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