Turtles Can Fly

7.7
20051h 38m

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.

Production

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Trailers & Videos

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Turtles Can Fly | Official Trailer

Cast

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Soran Ebrahim

Mr. Satellite (Soran)

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Reviews

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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.

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