7.5
The Road Home
1999
Turtles Can Fly (2004)
September 10, 20041h 38mKU
7.7
239 votes
Overview
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 GhobadiWriter
Top Billed Cast
Status
Released
Original Language
Kurdish
Budget
N/A
Revenue
$1.1M
Production Companies
Bac FilmsMij Film Co.Bahman Ghobadi Films
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User Reviews
griggs79
9.0_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.