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Turtles Can Fly

Turtles Can Fly

7.7(228 votes)
2005
1h 38m
Drama

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.

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Production

Revenue:$1,075,462
Companies:
Bac Films
Mij Film Co.
Bahman Ghobadi Films

Languages

Original:ku
Spoken:
EnglishArabicKurdish

Reviews

griggs79

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.

6/23/2025

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