Project Detail

A Horse Has More Blood Than a Human

Synopsis

An older couple leave Tehran and return to their idyllic home town on the Turkish border, but their dreams of quiet retirement are shattered by the realisation that their town has become a smuggling gateway into Europe.

Details

Year
2020
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
20 min
Format
Digital
Director
Abolfazl Talooni
Producer
Anna Snowball
Editor
Pawel Stec
Director of Photography
Mehdi Azadi
Sound
Rob Szeliga
Composer
Filip Sijanec

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

Snow Films

Great Western Studios,
65 Alfred Road
London
W2 5UE

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