Turtles Can Fly (2005)
1h 38m | PG-13
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.
Director: Bahman Ghobadi
Studio: Bac Films
Genre: Drama
Video: 720p
Cast
Soran Ebrahim
as Mr. Satellite (Soran)
Avaz Latif
as Agrin
Saddam Hossein Feysal
as Pashow
Hiresh Feysal Rahman
as Hengov
Abdol Rahman Karim
as Riga
Ajil Zibari
as Shirkooh
Reviews
_Turtles Can Fly_ is a haunting anti-war film set in a Kurdish refugee camp before the 2003 Iraq invasion. Shot with real refugee children, it captures displacement with raw authenticity. “Satellite,” a savvy teen, leads landmine-clearing kids with dry humour and grit. The performances, shaped by lived trauma, hit hard. The final moments are devastating but never exploitative. Not an easy watch—unforgettable and vital.