Synopsis
سگهای ولگرد
In post-Taliban Kabul, two lost children, brother and sister whose parents are in prison, try to survive every day by scavenging for food. At night, they join their imprisoned mother.
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The 2003–2005 Other Asia Window
Stray Dogs holds position #9 of 49 Other Asia films in the 2003–2005 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2000s Other Asia Landscape
2004 was the decade’s peak output year for Other Asia — 19 titles released, including Stray Dogs. Bars below show how the 2000s stacked up year by year (130 total).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 18 other Other Asia films in 2004.
The 165th Other Asia title from Other Asia we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1949).
Our Other Asia catalog contains 547 titles in total (522 films).
Audience Engagement
10 audience reviews — more than 10% of Other Asia films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 21th percentile among Other Asia films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #124 of 547 Other Asia films indexed here (77th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.7 points above the Other Asia average of 6.6/10.
Among Other Asia Drama productions specifically: #93 of 356 (top 26%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Other Asia |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Afghanistan, France, Iran |
| Original Language | Persian |
| Production Companies | Wild Bunch, Makhmalbaf Film House Productions |
| Runtime | 1h 33m |
| Release Date | September 8, 2004 |
| IMDb | tt0423277 |