Turtles Can Fly (2004) poster8

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Turtles Can Fly

کیسەڵەکانیش دەفڕن

2004 · 98 min · Drama

In a Kurdish refugee camp on the Iraq-Turkey border on the eve of the American invasion, resourceful children clear landmines and scrape by, among them a haunted girl and the boy who loves her. Bahman Ghobadi's shattering wartime drama.

Runtime
98 min
Genre
Drama
Mood
thoughtful · dark
Entry
some context
Best for
shorter watch

Content notes: war or political violence · sexual content · suicide or self-harm Non-exhaustive

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Part of 10 Essential Iranian Films

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