A Time for Drunken Horses

A Time for Drunken Horses

Directed by Bahman Ghobadi

Produced by Bahman Ghobadi Films, mk2 Films

200080 min7.6 / 10

A stark, intimate portrait of orphaned siblings struggling to survive in a war-torn border region, anchored by their fierce bonds and daily acts of resilience.

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.

Questions people ask

  • Is A Time for Drunken Horses sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of films.

  • Does A Time for Drunken Horses end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is A Time for Drunken Horses easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

  • Is A Time for Drunken Horses violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is A Time for Drunken Horses scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

79/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Distinctly its own thing.

Rarity66

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise81

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love90

How much audiences actually like it

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