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Stray Dogs (2004)
Sag-haye velgard (original title)

93 min  -  Drama   -  15 June 2005 (France)
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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.

Director:

Marzieh Makhmalbaf

Writer:

Marzieh Makhmalbaf

Stars:

Gol-Ghotai, Zahed and Agheleh Rezaie
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Cast

Credited cast:
Gol-Ghotai Gol-Ghotai ...
Gol-Ghotai
Zahed Zahed ...
Zahed
Agheleh Rezaie Agheleh Rezaie ...
The mother
Sohrab Akbari Sohrab Akbari ...
Atef, the guard
Jamil Ghanazideh Jamil Ghanazideh ...
Angry guardian
Agheleh Shamsollah Agheleh Shamsollah ...
Female cell guardian
Razeddin Sayyar Razeddin Sayyar ...
Old crazy man
Maydeh Gol Maydeh Gol ...
Grand-mother
Ghomri Valad Amir Ghomri Valad Amir ...
Woman in a burqa
Shah Mahmood Golbahari Shah Mahmood Golbahari ...
Rose seller
Emameddin Vakil Emameddin Vakil ...
Cinema teller
Akhtar Abdolaziz Akhtar Abdolaziz ...
Cart driver
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Twiggy Twiggy ...
Dog
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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.

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Children | Title Directed By Female | Army | Cruelty | Prayer  | See more »

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Drama

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Country:

Iran | France | Afghanistan

Language:

Dari

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Also Known As:

Chiens égarés See more »

Filming Locations:

Kabul, Afghanistan

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Makhmalbaf Productions, Wild Bunch See more »
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[subtitled version]
Gol-Ghotai: Zahed, did you tell dad what mother said? Did you tell him?
Zahed: Yes.
Gol-Ghotai: Did he feel sorry for us?
Zahed: He said: "I went to fight in a Holy War. Your mother married again. Didn't she love me?"
Gol-Ghotai: She married again because we were hungry. Now that man is dead.
Zahed: Dad said that's good, and if mum dies, they can make love in Hell.
Gol-Ghotai: What's Hell?
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