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Turtles Can Fly

Lakposhtha hâm parvaz mikonand (Turtles Can Fly)

2004

Bahman Ghobadi

Avaz Latif, Soran Ebrahim, Hirsh Feyssal, Saddam Hossein Feysal, Abdol Rahman Karim

7.7

18,557

Drama 2004: San Sebastian International Film Festival: Winner Golden Shell. 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 Iraq… Coming from another village with his younger sister and her child, a mutilated boy has a foreboding: the war is getting closer and closer… About the director ... [+]

	Media	Author	Review
		Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times	"I wish everyone who has an opinion on the war in Iraq could see Turtles Can Fly (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 4)"
		Rene Rodriguez Miami Herald	"A lyrical and heartbreaking reminder of the human toll of war."
		Tom Dawson BBC	"A film whose strength derives from the stark power of its cinematic imagery."
		Robert Koehler Variety	"Ghobadi in this pic displays a complete command of his art as he shifts between -- and even blends -- wrenching tragedy and amusing comedy"
		A. O. Scott The New York Times	"The hardships these children have faced are horrifying, and Mr. Ghobadi neither sweetens nor sensationalizes them, which makes 'Turtles Can Fly' all the more painful to watch."
		Joe Morgenstern The Wall Street Journal	"A cry of anguish for the youngest victims of every war."
		Keith Phipps AV Club	"Turtles Can Fly creates a haunting reminder that collateral damage can't always be measured in casualty rates, and that it goes on long after the news cameras have left the scene."
		William Thomas Empire	"A film which leaves you despondent and inspired in equal measure by the folly of the world and the indomitability of its most disadvantaged peoples (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"

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