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The story of orphans struggling to survive in a Kurdish refugee camp on the turk border.
Soran Ebrahim, Hirsh Feyssal, Avaz Latif
In a village in Iraqi Kurdistan, on the border between Iran and Turkey, the villagers desperately seek for a satellite dish antenna in order to keep updated on the impending attack of the Americans in...( read more
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DVD Release Date: September 20, 2005
Stats: 709 reviews
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November 24, 2006An interesting story about Iraqi kids living in a refugee camp on the border of Turkey anticipating the Iraq War and hoping for the fall of Sadaam. The kid actors are actually refugees and improvised a lot of scenes, so it is neat and effective. The story itself can be depressing...( read more)
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November 1, 2006Incredible performances from a cast mainly comprised of children and teens. Director Bahman Ghobadi blends day-to-day experiences common to people everywhere (falling in love, being asked to do something you don't really know how to do, etc ...) , with some of the realities of li...( read more)
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October 3, 2006Watching this film was probably one the most absorting and real experiences I had in front of a screen... It's one of those films that will just stick with you no matter what! Definatly not uplifting, but not too sentimental either, makes you think that you really don't have anyt...( read more)
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March 18, 2009Set in Ghobadi's native Kurdistan, close to the Turkey-Iran border. Soran is a 13-year-old boy who orders other children around as he installs an antenna for villagers keen to hear of Saddam's fall. Eventually, he falls for Agrin but is disturbed by her brother Henkov, who was le...( read more)
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September 12, 2009This extremelly powerful and realistic war film will never let your mind alone permanently. Do not ignore such a gem.
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September 12, 2009Heart breaking !!! You laugh and you cry in the same time..
It's a must watch movie for the whole family., then you'll come to love more and more your family..
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Critic Reviews
April 22, 2005
Ty Burr, Boston Globe
April 15, 2005
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times
A story of wounded children, a devastating reminder of the costs of war. full review
April 14, 2005
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
I wish everyone who has an opinion on the war in Iraq could see Turtles Can Fly. full review
March 10, 2005
Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer
Offers a sometimes lyrical, sometimes gut-turning portrait of war seen through the eyes of children. full review
February 17, 2005
A.O. Scott, The New York Times
Bahman Ghobadi's third film presents a harsh account of war, displacement and deprivation that is saved from utter bleakness by a tough, earthy lyricism. full review
February 6, 2005
Nick Schager, Slant Magazine
Ghobadi casts his pint-sized protagonists as metaphors for the disenfranchised Kurdish minority that struggles to accept and deal with their imposed political alienation. full review
February 1, 2005
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker
It hits and hurts the eyes (the rainy days are lousy enough, but the skies of royal blue, above such grief, feel especially insulting), and it also seems to bleed straight out of the headlines. full review
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