FEATURE FILM

Turtles Can Fly

7.8/10
TMDB253 votes
2006Original: ku98 min

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.

Genres: Drama
Cast: Soran Ebrahim, Avaz Latif, Saddam Hossein Feysal, Hiresh Feysal Rahman, Abdol Rahman Karim

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About Turtles Can Fly

Turtles Can Fly (2006) is a film in the drama genres. Directed by Bahman Ghobadi. The cast includes Soran Ebrahim, Avaz Latif, Saddam Hossein Feysal, Hiresh Feysal Rahman.

Released
2006-12-28
Original language
ku
Runtime
98 minutes
Status
Released
Production countries
Iran, France, Iraq
Production companies
Bac Films, Mij Film, Bahman Ghobadi Films
Writers
Bahman Ghobadi

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Audience reviews

7.8/10 from 253 TMDB votes. Ratings and reviews are supplied by TMDB. Reviews are attributed to their original authors.

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TMDB member review

_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…

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_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.

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What is Turtles Can Fly about?

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.

Who stars in Turtles Can Fly?

Soran Ebrahim, Avaz Latif, Saddam Hossein Feysal, Hiresh Feysal Rahman, Abdol Rahman Karim, Ajil Zibari. See the cast cards above for character names.

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