Turtles Can Fly (2004)

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98 min - Drama | War - 17 February 2005 (Netherlands)

7.8

Ratings: 7.8/10 from 6,704 users Metascore: 85/100
Reviews: 77 user | 83 critic | 31 from Metacritic.com

Near the Iraqi-Turkish border on the eve of an American invasion, refugee children like 13-year-old Kak (Ebrahim), gauge and await their fate.

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Cast

Cast overview:
	Soran Ebrahim	...	Satellite
	Avaz Latif	...	Agrin
	Saddam Hossein Feysal	...	Pashow
	Hiresh Feysal Rahman	...	Hengov
	Abdol Rahman Karim	...	Riga
	Ajil Zibari	...	Shirkooh

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Storyline

Set in Ghobadi's native Kurdistan, close to the Turkey-Iran border. Soran is a 13-year-old boy who orders other children around as he installs an antenna for villagers keen to hear of Saddam's fall. Eventually, he falls for Agrin but is disturbed by her brother Henkov, who was left armless after he stepped on a landmine and who can now seemingly predict the future. Written by Sujit R. Varma

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Genres:

Drama | War

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for violence, disturbing images and mature thematic material, all involving children See all certifications »

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Country:

Iran | France | Iraq

Language:

Kurdish

Release Date:

17 February 2005 (Netherlands) See more »

Also Known As:

Les tortues volent aussi See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Mij Film Co., Bac Films See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

98 min | 95 min | Argentina: 97 min (Mar del Plata Film Festival) | Turkey: 92 min (TV version)

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

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Trivia

The first film to be made in Iraq since the fall of Saddam Hussein. See more »

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References Titanic (1997) See more »

Turtles Can Fly (2004)
Lakposhtha parvaz mikonand (original title)

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