Turtles Can Fly (2005) DVD cover
Turtles Can Fly (2005) DVD cover

Turtles Can Fly

2005 PG-13 97 mins

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"Astonishing Performances." -- The Guardian

From acclaimed director Bahman Ghobadi (A Time For Drunken Horses) comes the first film shot in Iraq since the fall of Saddam Hussein. "Heart-wrenching as well as spirit-raising" (The Hollywood Reporter), Turtles Can Fly mixes humor and tragedy to startling effect, resulting in a "very timely masterpiece" (TV Guide) about children struggling to survive in an endless war zone.

On The Iraqi-Turkish boarder, enterprising 13-year-old "Satellite" (Soran Ebrahim) is the de facto leader of a Kurdish village, thanks to his ability to install satellite dishes and translate news of the pending US invasion. Organizing fellow orphans into landmine-collection teams so they can eke out a living, he is all business... until the arrival of a clairvoyant boy and his quiet, beautiful sister.
Cast Soran Ebrahim, Saddam Hossein Feysal, Abdol Rahman Karim, Avaz Latif, Hiresh Feysal Rahman, Ajil Zibari
Director Bahman Ghobadi
Screen Widescreen1.85:1Color
Subtitles English
CC Yes
Audio [None]
Rating PG-13
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