

The Dogs Didn't Sleep Last Night
2020, Persian. Directed by Ramin Rasouli.
For all the wounds that are still bleeding…
In a remote area in Afghanistan, stories of the lives of a young shepherdess, a birdcatcher boy and a mourning teacher are intertwined after their school is burnt down. The young shepherdess takes the risk of saving a woman US soldier after a helicopter crash; the birdcatcher boy takes shelter in a tank with the birds, the pin-ups and the illegal music that he loves; and the mourning teacher seeks vengeance on the one who has widowed her…
- Runtime
- 1h 31m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Persian
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- Released
- 28 December 2020
- Original title
- ساغ ها دیشاب نا خوابیده
- Country
- Afghanistan, Iran
- Written by
- Ramin Rasouli
- Budget
- $500K
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The Dogs Didn't Sleep Last Night runs 91 minutes (1h 31m).
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The Dogs Didn't Sleep Last Night isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 28 December 2020. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Dogs Didn't Sleep Last Night?
If you liked The Dogs Didn't Sleep Last Night, try Waiting for Anya, Bashu, the Little Stranger, The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell.
Who directed The Dogs Didn't Sleep Last Night?
The Dogs Didn't Sleep Last Night (2020) was directed by Ramin Rasouli and stars Atefeh Amini, Negin Parsa, Amir Hossein Sadeghi.