After their father dies, a family of five are forced to survive on their own in a Kurdish village on the border of Iran and Iraq. Matters are made worse when 12 year old Ayoub, the new head of the family, is told that his handicapped brother, Madi, needs an immediate operation in order to remain alive. This heartbreaking tale shows the lengths to which a family will go in order to survive in the harshest of conditions, where even the horses are fed liquor in order to work.
CountryIran (Islamic Republic of)
Runtime1 hour 20 minutes
Production year2000
World premiereMay 18, 2000
Release date
September 13, 2000
France
November 24, 2000
Greece
October 5, 2002
Japan
February 22, 2001
Switzerland
Also known as
Zamani baray-e masti-e asbha, A Time for Drunken Horses, Un tiempo para caballos borrachos, A kis családfő, Berusede hestes tid, Chwihan mandeuleul wihan shigan, Czas pijanych koni, De druckna hästarnas tid, Een tijd voor dronken paarden, En tid for fulle hester, Il tempo dei cavalli ubriachi, Intoxication for Horses, Juopuneiden hevosten aika, Sarhoş Atlar Zamanı, Tempo de Cavalos Bêbados, Tempo de Embebedar Cavalos, Um Tempo para Cavalos Bêbedos, Un temps pour l'ivresse des chevaux, Zeit der trunkenen Pferde, Μεθυσμένα άλογα, Время пьяных лошадей, 大不了的童年, 酔っぱらった馬の時間