Two-legged Horse

The Two-Legged Horse is a 2008 film directed by Samira Makhmalbaf and written by Mohsen Makhmalbaf.[1][2][3]

Plot

A poor boy has to compete with other poor children to find a job. The winner is the child who is better able to pick up a child who lost his legs in the war to go to school. The race begins and the poor boy wins. For $ 1 a day, the boy picks up a stray boy like a horse every day and takes him to and from school. When he has him on his back, he races with donkeys and horses roaming the streets. He takes him to the bathroom at home and rides him, but the helpless boy is unhappy with him, because he has not yet gotten a horse the way he wants.[4][5]

Awards

Special Mention Award from the 2008 Rome International Film Festival, Italy

The Georges Delerue Award for Best Soundtrack (composed by Tolib Shakhidi) at the 2008 Ghent International Film Festival, Belgium.

Special Jury Prize from the 56th San Sebastian International Film Festival, Spain 2008

References
  1. "'اسب دوپا' در آپارات". BBC News فارسی (in Persian). 2020-09-04. Retrieved 2020-09-08.
  2. "دعوت جشنواره فیلم تورنتو از "اسب دوپا" سمیرا مخملباف". روزنامه آفتاب یزد. 30 Mordad 1387. Retrieved 2020-09-08. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  3. ""اسب دوپا"، برنده ویژه سن‌سباستین". جام جم (in Persian). 6 October 2008. Retrieved 2020-09-08.
  4. "'اسب دوپا' در آپارات". BBC News فارسی (in Persian). 2020-09-04. Retrieved 2020-09-08.
  5. "اسب دوپا | makhmalbaf". www.makhmalbaf.com. Retrieved 2020-09-08.
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