Set in an unspecified Third World country, this animated film, based on a short story by Enver Carim, suggests that "top priority" means different things to governments and to the governed. A drought-stricken family maintains a long and desperate vigil for a cloud of dust on the horizon signalling the arrival of irrigation pipes and pump. They are rewarded with a military convoy instead. Its top priority is a border war with a neighboring state, not pipes for the life-saving water the family must have.
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Ishu Patel Director
First release January 1, 1981 · Produced in Canada
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ONF | NFB
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Canada
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Original language
English
Release dates
Canada · January 1, 1981
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No release date listed for United States.
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