Underplayed Gems

Two-Legged Horse (2008)

Two-Legged Horse poster
Original title
اسب دوپا
Directed by
Samira Makhmalbaf
Genre
drama film
Country
Iran, France
Runtime
1h 41m
Rating
5.3 of 10 from 14 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A child with one leg pays another poor child to carry him on his back. The film follows their difficult journey through Afghanistan.

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What happens

Two-legged Horse (Persian: اسب دوپا, romanized: Asbe du-pa) is a 2008 film directed by Samira Makhmalbaf and written by her father Mohsen Makhmalbaf. The film is about a one-legged child that hires another poor child to carry him around on his back. The film was filmed in and takes place in Afghanistan. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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