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.

Directed by
Bahman Ghobadi

Writing credits
Bahman Ghobadi

Cast (in credits order)
Ayoub Ahmadi .... Ayoub
Rojin Younessi .... Rojin
Amaneh Ekhtiar-dini .... Ameneh
Madi Ekhtiar-dini .... Madi
Kolsolum Ekhtiar-dini
Karim Ekhtiar-dini
Rahman Salehi
Osman Karimi
Nezhad Ekhtiar-dini


Also Known As:
Zamani baray