A Time for Drunken Horses (2000) Parents Guide: Is the movie OK for kids?
Age Rating, Sex, Violence & Language
After their father dies, a family of five children are forced to survive on their own in a Kurdish village on the border of Iran and Iraq.
Rated NR • 2000 • 1h 20m
A Time for Drunken Horses follows Ayoub and his younger brother Madi as they struggle to survive in a Kurdish village on the Iran–Iraq border after their parents' deaths. The film is unrated but contains specific scenes parents should note: non-sexual nudity in a poster, animal mistreatment (mules kicked and whipped), alcohol fed to pack animals, repeated medical injections for a sick, disabled child (Madi), and an ambush during a… Sign up for the full guide
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Is A Time for Drunken Horses appropriate for kids?
A Time for Drunken Horses follows Ayoub and his younger brother Madi as they struggle to survive in a Kurdish village on the Iran–Iraq border after their parents' deaths. The film is unrated but contains specific scenes parents should note: non-sexual nudity in a poster, animal… Read more — free account
Content severity in A Time for Drunken Horses
What happens in A Time for Drunken Horses, moment by moment
- 0:04 🔥 Mature Themes 6/10
- 0:08 🔥 Mature Themes 6/10
- 0:10 ♥ Sex & Nudity 2/10
Sex and nudity in A Time for Drunken Horses
Very brief and non-sexual: one small scene shows a boy buying a poster featuring a topless male bodybuilder; no sexual activity, nudity is limited to the poster and treated non-sexually.
Violence and gore in A Time for Drunken Horses
Moderate to occasionally intense, but non-graphic. There are multiple scenes of pack animals being kicked, whipped and roughly handled while working; later a smuggling party is ambushed near the border, producing chaotic, frightening moments and physical struggles. No explicit gore or sexual violence is shown, but the realistic animal cruelty and the ambush can be upsetting.
Language in A Time for Drunken Horses
None. Dialogue is in Kurdish/Persian with no prominent profanity or coarse swearing reported.
Drugs, alcohol, and smoking in A Time for Drunken Horses
Mild and contextual: alcohol is used briefly and unusually — villagers feed whisky to mules to keep them from freezing, which causes the animals to become drunk and stumble. There is no recreational human drug use; a character receives medical injections to stay alive (see themes).
Mature themes in A Time for Drunken Horses
Strong themes of poverty, child-headed household, parental death, disability and medical hardship (Madi needs surgery), arranged marriage/transactional negotiations, and smuggling across a dangerous border. These are portrayed realistically and can be emotionally heavy, particularly because the protagonists are children.
Scary moments in A Time for Drunken Horses
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is A Time for Drunken Horses appropriate for kids?
Bontent's parent guide suggests A Time for Drunken Horses is best for ages 10+. It's rated NR. A Time for Drunken Horses follows Ayoub and his younger brother Madi as they struggle to survive in a Kurdish village on the Iran–Iraq border after their parents' deaths. The film is unrated but contains specific scenes…
What age rating does A Time for Drunken Horses have?
A Time for Drunken Horses is officially rated NR. Bontent's independent parent guide recommends it for ages 10+.
What is A Time for Drunken Horses about?
A Time for Drunken Horses follows Ayoub and his younger brother Madi as they struggle to survive in a Kurdish village on the Iran–Iraq border after their parents' deaths. The film is unrated but contains specific scenes parents should note: non-sexual nudity in a poster, animal mistreatment (mules kicked and whipped)…
Is there sex or nudity in A Time for Drunken Horses?
Very brief and non-sexual: one small scene shows a boy buying a poster featuring a topless male bodybuilder; no sexual activity, nudity is limited to the poster and treated non-sexually.
How violent is A Time for Drunken Horses?
Moderate to occasionally intense, but non-graphic. There are multiple scenes of pack animals being kicked, whipped and roughly handled while working; later a smuggling party is ambushed near the border, producing chaotic, frightening moments and physical…
Is the language in A Time for Drunken Horses appropriate for kids?
None. Dialogue is in Kurdish/Persian with no prominent profanity or coarse swearing reported.
Are drugs, alcohol, or smoking shown in A Time for Drunken Horses?
Mild and contextual: alcohol is used briefly and unusually — villagers feed whisky to mules to keep them from freezing, which causes the animals to become drunk and stumble. There is no recreational human drug use; a character receives medical injections to…
What mature themes appear in A Time for Drunken Horses?
Strong themes of poverty, child-headed household, parental death, disability and medical hardship (Madi needs surgery), arranged marriage/transactional negotiations, and smuggling across a dangerous border. These are portrayed realistically and can be…
How long is A Time for Drunken Horses?
A Time for Drunken Horses runs 80 minutes, directed by Bahman Ghobadi, released in 2000.
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