Stray Dogs (Sag-haye velgard)
German title: Streunende Hunde
Francaise title: Chiens égarés
Russian title: Бродячие собаки
Original title: Sag-haye velgard
Francaise title: Chiens égarés
Russian title: Бродячие собаки
Original title: Sag-haye velgard
Alternative titles:
Sag-haye velgard / ÅžaÅŸkın Köpekler
Sag-haye velgard / ÅžaÅŸkın Köpekler
Drama – Iran, France
Production year: 2004
Movie length: 93 minutes
Production year: 2004
Movie length: 93 minutes
Director: Marzieh Makhmalbaf
Writer: Marzieh Makhmalbaf
Cinematograph: Ebrahim Ghafori, Maysam Makhmalbaf
Music: Mohammad Reza Darvishi
Writer: Marzieh Makhmalbaf
Cinematograph: Ebrahim Ghafori, Maysam Makhmalbaf
Music: Mohammad Reza Darvishi
Movie description:
Briefly the plot involves a sister and brother who are »night prisoners« at a prison where their mother is being kept on some sort of bigamy/adultery charges as she had remarried when her Taliban husband had disappeared for 5 years during various wars. Her second husband dies but the first husband returns and has her jailed, then he himself is jailed by the Americans for being Taliban. The kids are able to stay overnight at least with the mother while gathering wood and picking for articles from the dump during the day to make a living. Then the prison governor changes the rules and the kids are out on the street at night as well. They have adopted a stray dog in the meantime after rescuing it from a gang of kids who were tormenting it. They and their pet are collectively the »stray dogs« of the title.
The kids then proceed thru a comedy of errors to try to get caught stealing so that they can be sentenced to prison and rejoin their mother. A charming sequence is done in tribute to Vittorio De Sica’s »The Bicycle Thief« which the kids actually go to see at the Kabul cinema in order to gather tips and inspiration for their attempted crimes.
A lot of this probably sounds very bleak and depressing but the spirit of the kids, their charming dog and their love for each other and family lets this film rise above the harsh circumstances that they face and convey a heart-warming (als and at times heartbreaking) tale of endurance and love.
The kids then proceed thru a comedy of errors to try to get caught stealing so that they can be sentenced to prison and rejoin their mother. A charming sequence is done in tribute to Vittorio De Sica’s »The Bicycle Thief« which the kids actually go to see at the Kabul cinema in order to gather tips and inspiration for their attempted crimes.
A lot of this probably sounds very bleak and depressing but the spirit of the kids, their charming dog and their love for each other and family lets this film rise above the harsh circumstances that they face and convey a heart-warming (als and at times heartbreaking) tale of endurance and love.
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