2 Movies Starring Gol-Ghotai

Stray Dogs

Stray Dogs

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2005-06-15

Languages:

Dari

Countries:

Iran, France, Afghanistan

Runtime:

93 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.3 (434 Reviews)

Genres:

Drama

Fullplot:

The story of survival of 2 children in post-Taliban Afghanistan. Their mother has been imprisoned for "adultery" and their father is in Guantanamo Bay.

Two-Legged Horse

Two-Legged Horse

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2009-05-06

Languages:

Persian, Uzbek

Countries:

Iran, France

Runtime:

101 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.9 (353 Reviews)

Genres:

Drama

Fullplot:

A father who has a young son with one leg and no other household members must go to India for some weeks. He hires another boy for a dollar a day to carry the son around on his back, to the school or to whatever whims may occur to the son. Actually the son is so skilled in jumping at really great speed, that he does not need any help or any "horse". The son's whims include not only verbal and physical abuse, but also repeated "horse fights" where "the horse" will continually be knocked down. Even "the horse's" tender feelings for a child girl beggar are exploited and mocked. Because of the brutal and degrading treatment "the horse" will become more and more similar to a real horse.

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