Key Details

Release StatusReleased

Release Date2004-09-10

Languageku

Runtime1h 38m

Revenue$1,075,462

Production

Bac Films, Mij Film, Bahman Ghobadi Films

7.8(250)

•2004•1h 38m

Turtles Can Fly

Drama

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.

Director

Bahman Ghobadi

Writing & Screenplay

Bahman Ghobadi

Cinematography

Shahriar Assadi

Principal Cast

6 credited

Soran EbrahimMr. Satellite (Soran)

Avaz LatifAgrin

Saddam Hossein FeysalPashow

Hiresh Feysal RahmanHengov

Abdol Rahman KarimRiga

Ajil ZibariShirkooh

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