Turtles Can Fly
As war approaches, children and adults in a village in Iraqi Kurdistan live with uncertainty. Bahman Ghobadi tells of war entering everyday life through children’s surroundings.
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- Director
- Bahman Ghobadi
- Year
- 2004
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Themes
- Childhood · Borders and war
San Sebastián’s film record introduces a village seeking a satellite antenna for news of an impending attack and children arriving from elsewhere. War is not simply an event in the distance; it is already shaping their lives.
Follow the children’s bonds, losses and limited possibilities for imagining a future. The film addresses severe experiences of war and is far from a light children’s adventure. Watching with A Time for Drunken Horses offers a comparison of how Ghobadi depicts responsibilities placed on children under different geographical conditions.
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