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Turtles Can Fly (2005)

7.7/10 1h 38m Jan 07, 2005
Drama

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.

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Movie Details

Original Title کیسەڵەکانیش دەفڕن
Original Language KU
Revenue $1,075,462
Status Released
Popularity 0.9

Cast

Soran Ebrahim
Soran Ebrahim
Mr. Satellite (Soran)
Popularity: 0.2
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Avaz Latif
Agrin
Popularity: 0.2
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Saddam Hossein Feysal
Pashow
Popularity: 0.1
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Hiresh Feysal Rahman
Hengov
Popularity: 0.1
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Abdol Rahman Karim
Riga
Popularity: 0.1
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Ajil Zibari
Shirkooh
Popularity: 0.0

Key Crew

Director Bahman Ghobadi
Producer Babak Amini, Hamid Ghavami, Bahman Ghobadi
Editor Mostafa Kherghehpoosh, Hayedeh Safiyari
Executive Producer Abbas Ghazali
Screenplay Bahman Ghobadi

Production

Bac Films
FR
Mij Film Co.
IR
Bahman Ghobadi Films
IR

Videos & Trailers

Turtles Can Fly | Official Trailer
Turtles Can Fly | Official Trailer
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Keywords

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

Reviews from TMDB

griggs79 9/10
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 b ... Read more

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Details
Release Date January 7, 2005
Runtime 1h 38m
Revenue $1,075,462
Language KU
Status Released
Popularity 0.9
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