Turtles Can Fly

Turtles Can Fly (2005)

07/01/2005

#Drama

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.

Status: Released

Rating: 78%

Original language: KU

Budget: $0

Revenue: $1,075,462

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Production Companies

Bac Films

Bac Films

Mij Film Co.

Mij Film Co.

Bahman Ghobadi Films

Bahman Ghobadi Films

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IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0424227

Wikipedia: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1278929

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Review by: griggs79

Written by: griggs79 on 2025-06-23T10:56:11.150Z

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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