_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.
Turtles Can Fly
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.
Quick Stats
7.8
TMDB Rating
250
Votes
1h 38m
Runtime
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Budget
$1.1M
Box Office
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Key Crew
DirectorBahman Ghobadi
WriterBahman Ghobadi
CinematographyShahriar Assadi
ComposerHossein Alizadeh
EditorHayedeh Safiyari
Production DesignBahman Ghobadi
Produced by
Bac FilmsMij Film Co.Bahman Ghobadi Films
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1 featuredCast
Soran Ebrahim
Mr. Satellite (Soran)
A
Avaz Latif
Agrin
S
Saddam Hossein Feysal
Pashow
H
Hiresh Feysal Rahman
Hengov
A
Abdol Rahman Karim
Riga
A
Ajil Zibari
Shirkooh
