The hard life of Kurdish tire smugglers on the mountainous border of Iran and Iraq: in specific, the hard life of a parentless family of five siblings who need some fast cash to afford a life-prolonging operation for an incurable crippled brother. Some striking imagery (e.g., those tractor-sized tires steepled on the backs of mules), together with some battering emotional appeals: children crying, children shivering, children slapped, children scared, children crying and shivering and slapped and scared all at once. Written and directed by Bahman Ghobadi. (1999) — Duncan Shepherd
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