Turtles Can Fly poster

Turtles Can Fly( 2005)

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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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Soran Ebrahim

      Mr. Satellite (Soran)

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      Avaz Latif

      Agrin

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      Saddam Hossein Feysal

      Pashow

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      Hiresh Feysal Rahman

      Hengov

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      Abdol Rahman Karim

      Riga

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      Ajil Zibari

      Shirkooh

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    A review by griggs79

    9
    Written by griggs79 on Mon Jun 23 2025
    _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....

    Media

    Videos 1Backdrops 16Posters 12

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

    1075462.00

    Keywords

    • suicide
    • rape
    • muslim
    • refugee
    • village
    • landmine
    • tank
    • bicycle
    • iraq
    • dead child
    • soldier
    • kurdistan
    • children in wartime