Turtles Can Fly
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.
Details
Release Date: 9/10/2004
Runtime: 98 minutes
Languages: Kurdish, English, Arabic
Director: Bahman Ghobadi
0Revenue: $1.1M
Production
Companies: Bac Films, Mij Film Co., Bahman Ghobadi Films
Countries: Iran, France, Iraq
Where to watch · FR
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griggs79
_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.
