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Turtles Can Fly
Turtles Can Fly
	File:Turtles Can Fly movie.jpg Turtles Can Fly film poster
Directed by	Bahman Ghobadi
Written by	Bahman Ghobadi
Produced by	Babak Amini, Hamid Ghobadi, Hamid Ghavami, Bahman Ghobadi
Starring	Soran Ebrahim,; Avaz Latif
Distributed by	IFC Films (USA)
Release dates	September 10, 2004
Running time	95 min
Language	Kurdish

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Turtles Can Fly (Persian: لاک پشت ها هم پرواز می کنند Kurdish: Lakposhtha hâm parvaz mikonand) is a 2004 film written and directed by Bahman Ghobadi. It is the first film to be made in Iraq since the fall of Saddam Hussein.

Plot

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The film is set in a Kurdish refugee camp on the Iraqi-Turkish border on the eve of the US invasion of Iraq. Thirteen-year-old Kak (played by Soran Ebrahim) is known as "Satellite" for his installation of dishes and antennae for local villages looking for news of Saddam. He is the dynamic leader of the children, organizing the dangerous but necessary sweeping and clearing of the minefields. He then arranges trade-ins for the unexploded mines. The industrious Soran falls for an unlikely orphan named Agrin (Avaz Latif), a sad-faced girl traveling with her brother Henkov, who appears to have the gift of clairvoyance. The siblings are care-taking a three-year-old, whose connection to the pair is discovered as harsh truths are revealed.

The question is, what happened to these children? There are so many, will the occupation make their lives better or worse? How could it get worse? The movie begins with the refugee camp recovering from an attack by Turkish soldiers, then the occupation of US forces they hope will save them. What happened to them?

External links

Official site
Turtles Can Fly at IMDb

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 {{Infobox_Film |
-  name     = Turtles Can Fly |
+ name = Turtles Can Fly |
-  image          = Turtles_Can_Fly_movie.jpg |
+ image = Turtles_Can_Fly_movie.jpg |
-  caption  = ''Turtles Can Fly'' film poster |
+ caption = ''Turtles Can Fly'' film poster |
-  writer         = [[Bahman Ghobadi]] |
+ writer = [[Bahman Ghobadi]] |
-  starring       = [[Soran Ebrahim]],<br>[[Avaz Latif]] |
+ starring = [[Soran Ebrahim]],<br>[[Avaz Latif]] |
-  director       = [[Bahman Ghobadi]] |
+ director = [[Bahman Ghobadi]] |
-  producer       = Babak Amini, Hamid Ghobadi, Hamid Ghavami, [[Bahman Ghobadi]] |
+ producer = Babak Amini, Hamid Ghobadi, Hamid Ghavami, [[Bahman Ghobadi]] |
-  distributor    = [[IFC Films]] <small>(USA)</small> |
+ distributor = [[IFC Films]] <small>(USA)</small> |
-  released   = [[September 10]], [[2004]] |
+ released = [[September 10]], [[2004]] |
-  runtime        = 95 [[Minute|min]] |
+ runtime = 95 [[Minute|min]] |
-  language = [[Kurdish language|Kurdish]] |
+ language = [[Kurdish language|Kurdish]] |
-  budget         = |
+ budget = |
-  imdb_id        = 0424227 |
+ imdb_id = 0424227 |
 }}
-'''''Turtles Can Fly''''' (''Lakposhtha hâm parvaz mikonand'' in [[Persian language|Persian]] and ''Kûsî jî dikarin bifirin'' in [[Kurdish language|Kurdish]]) is a [[2004 in film|2004]] [[film]] written and [[Film director|directed]] by [[Iran]]ian filmmaker [[Bahman Ghobadi]]. It is the first film to be made in [[Iraq]] since the fall of [[Saddam Hussein]].
+'''''Turtles Can Fly''''' ([[Persian language|Persian]]: لاک پشت ها هم پرواز می کنند [[Kurdish language|Kurdish]]: Lakposhtha hâm parvaz mikonand) is a [[2004 in film|2004]] [[film]] written and [[Film director|directed]] by [[Bahman Ghobadi]]. It is the first film to be made in [[Iraq]] since the fall of [[Saddam Hussein]].
 ==Plot==
 {{spoiler}}
-The film is set in a [[Kurdish people|Kurdish]] refugee camp on the Iraqi-[[Turkey|Turkish]] border on the eve of the [[2003 invasion of Iraq|US invasion of Iraq]]. Thirteen-year-old Soran (played by [[Soran Ebrahim]]) is known as "Satellite" for his installation of dishes and antennae for local villages looking for news of Saddam. He is the dynamic leader of the children, organizing the dangerous but necessary sweeping and clearing of the [[land mine|minefields]]. He then arranges trade-ins for the unexploded mines. The industrious Soran falls for an unlikely orphan named Agrin ([[Avaz Latif]]), a sad-faced girl traveling with her brother Henkov, who appears to have the gift of clairvoyance. The siblings are care-taking a three-year-old, whose connection to the pair is discovered as harsh truths are revealed.
+The film is set in a [[Kurdish people|Kurdish]] refugee camp on the Iraqi-[[Turkey|Turkish]] border on the eve of the [[2003 invasion of Iraq|US invasion of Iraq]]. Thirteen-year-old Kak (played by [[Soran Ebrahim]]) is known as "Satellite" for his installation of dishes and antennae for local villages looking for news of Saddam. He is the dynamic leader of the children, organizing the dangerous but necessary sweeping and clearing of the [[land mine|minefields]]. He then arranges trade-ins for the unexploded mines. The industrious Soran falls for an unlikely orphan named Agrin ([[Avaz Latif]]), a sad-faced girl traveling with her brother Henkov, who appears to have the gift of clairvoyance. The siblings are care-taking a three-year-old, whose connection to the pair is discovered as harsh truths are revealed.
 The question is, what happened to these children? There are so many, will the occupation make their lives better or worse? How could it get worse? The movie begins with the refugee camp recovering from an attack by Turkish soldiers, then the occupation of US forces they hope will save them. What happened to them?
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 *{{imdb title|id=0424227|title=Turtles Can Fly}}
 [[Category:2004 films]]
 [[Category:Drama films]]
 [[Category:Iranian films]]
+[[Category:Kurdish-language films]]
 [[Category:Kurdish films]]
+[[de:Schildkröten können fliegen]]
+[[tr:Kaplumbağalar da Uçar (film)]]