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Turtles Can Fly

2005, Movie, 1h 38min

Turtles Can Fly tells the story of a group of young children near the Turkey-Iraq border. They clean up mines and wait for the Saddam regime to fall.

Country: France,Iran,Iraq

Director:

Bahman Ghobadi

Cast:

Emre Tetikel,

Soran Ebrahim,

Saddam Hossein Feysal,

Hiresh Feysal Rahman

Reviews

Critic William Thomas

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Award-winning cinematographer Shahram Assadi transforms the war zone into a land of macabre opportunity.

Read full review at Empire

Critic Roger Ebert

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I wish everyone who has an opinion on the war in Iraq could see Turtles Can Fly.

Read full review at Roger Ebert

Critic Marjorie Baumgarten

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...[Ghobadi] is well on his way toward creating a poetic and powerful national cinema of Kurdistan.

Read full review at The Austin Chronicle

Critic Erik Barkman Petersen

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...en slående demonstration af den kurdiske instruktørs talent for at sætte sit folks lidelser i et knugende hverdags-perspektiv.

Read full review at Cinemazone

Frequently asked questions

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Set in a Kurdish refugee camp on the Iraq-Turkey border, Turtles Can Fly tells the story of a group of children who are struggling to survive on the eve of the US invasion of Iraq. Thirteen-year-old Soran, known as Kak Satellite, is a charismatic and resourceful leader who has made it his mission to install antennas and dishes for the villagers, desperate for news of Saddam Hussein's regime. Despite the danger, Kak Satellite and the other children are determined to clear minefields, trading undetonated mines for valuable goods. When a new family arrives at the camp, Kak Satellite falls for the orphaned Agrin and tries to win her over, but her past traumas make it difficult for her to accept his affections. As the war approaches, Agrin's struggles become more and more desperate, leading to a tragic series of events that will change the lives of everyone in the camp forever.

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You can stream Turtles Can Fly on: Amazon Store

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