# A Time for Drunken Horses (2000)

> Orphaned Kurdish siblings confront poverty, illness, and brutal labor as they fight to keep their family together.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/18009

## Facts

- Runtime: 80 min
- Genres: Drama, War
- Director: Bahman Ghobadi
- Cast: Ayoub Ahmadi, Rojin Younessi, Amaneh Ekhtiar-dini, Madi Ekhtiar-dini, Kolsolum Ekhtiar-dini, Karim Ekhtiar-dini, Rahman Salehi, Osman Karimi
- TMDB rating: 7.6/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0259072/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: mild
- Mood: harrowing, melancholic, intimate, serious film night, world cinema exploration

## Synopsis

A family's struggle for survival in a war-torn region reveals the depths of love and sacrifice.

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