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17 February 2005 (Netherlands) See more »
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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. Full summary » | Add synopsis »
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Heartbreak in the High Hills of No Man's Land. See more (82 total) »

Cast

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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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Directed by
Bahman Ghobadi 
 
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Bahman Ghobadi 

Produced by
Babak Amini .... producer
Hamid Karim Batin Ghobadi .... producer
Hamid Ghavami .... producer
Abbas Ghazali .... executive producer
Bahman Ghobadi .... producer
 
Original Music by
Hossein Alizadeh 
 
Cinematography by
Shahriar Assadi 
 
Film Editing by
Mostafa Kherghehpoosh 
Hayedeh Safiyari 
 
Production Design by
Bahman Ghobadi 
 
Production Management
Sheyk Mohammad .... production manager
Sadegh Sourchi .... production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jalal Saed Panah .... assistant director
Shah Hosseinie Shahram .... assistant director
 
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Bahman Ardalan .... sound
 
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Amin Mahdavi .... special thanks
 

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Also Known As:
"Lakposhtha parvaz mikonand" - Iran (original title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for violence, disturbing images and mature thematic material, all involving children
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98 min | 95 min | Argentina:97 min (Mar del Plata Film Festival) | Turkey:92 min (TV version)
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Selected as Iran's submission in the Best Foreign Film category for the 2004 Oscars.See more »
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Featured in Cinema Iran (2005) (TV)See more »

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53 out of 55 people found the following review useful.
Heartbreak in the High Hills of No Man's Land., 13 March 2006
Author: PizzicatoFishCrouch from United Kingdom

The trauma of war has been an issue much covered in cinema, but in this film, we are shown the impact that it has on those who are most innocent of all – the children. The orphaned children are a range of interesting characters presented to us here, from Satellite, a sharp TV programmer to Pashow, an armless but still doggedly determined boy. The supporting children are shown as bright eyed watchers of war, eagerly awaiting it so that they can try their hand at the missiles, which, at first sounds amusing, but then escalates into something much more horrific, and we follow their misadventures through grainy camera-work, improvised dialogue and flashbacks.

The performances delivered by the children are nothing short of astounding. In the lead, Soran Ebrahim is in parts a mixture of caprice, zest and energy, and it is he who grasps our heart and makes for the first, slightly more light-hearted part of the film. In a completely different role, Avaz Latif is the film's heartbreak, and the one that endures the worst. Her performance is wordless, but she manages to portray all her deepest emotions through a look or gesture. When we delve deeper into the plot to realise exactly how much her character has suffered, it is then that the horror of war kicks in.

Turtles Can Fly is not one for the easily depressed. Truth be told, after watching it, I was still in tears for several minutes, utterly helpless and wishing that something could be done about the constant loss of innocence. Its message is blatant, and though a bleak one, presented in a harsh, disturbing war, makes a welcome change from all the Left, Right and Centre propaganda given to us in the Media. Turtles is a film that speaks for itself; no advertising needed.

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