Turtles Can Fly

Turtles Can Fly

19/10/2004 1h 38m 7.7/10

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 Ghobadi

Top Billed Cast

Soran Ebrahim

Soran Ebrahim

Mr. Satellite (Soran)

Avaz Latif

Agrin

Saddam Hossein Feysal

Pashow

Abdol Rahman Karim

Riga

Hiresh Feysal Rahman

Hengov

Ajil Zibari

Shirkooh

Reviews

griggs79

6/23/2025

9/10

_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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