turtles can fly

Turtles Can Fly (Kurdish: Kûsî Jî Dikarin Bifirin) is a 2004 film written and directed by the Kurdish Iranian filmmaker Bahman Ghobadi, with notable theme music composed by Hossein Alizadeh. It was the first film to be made in Iraq after the fall of Saddam Hussein.

Plot

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 Satellite (Soran Ebrahim) is known for his installation of dishes and antennae for local villages who are looking for news of Saddam Hussein and for his limited knowledge of English. He is the dynamic, but manipulative leader of the children, organizing the dangerous but necessary sweeping and clearing of the minefields.
The industrious Satellite arranges trade-ins for unexploded mines. He falls for an orphan named Agrin (Avaz
Latif), a sad-faced girl traveling with her disabled, but smart brother Hengov, who appears to have the gift of clairvoyance, making people think he can predict the future. The siblings care for a blind toddler named Riga, who is the son of Agrin after being gang raped by soldiers in their previous village.

Criticism

The film has a 90% rating of positive reviews on Rotten Tomatoes. Significantly, the film is silent about what happens to 'Satellite' after the Americans finally land in their refugee camp. Some critics believe that the film reflects the true sentiment of Iraqi Kurds, many of whom suffered greatly under the dictatorship of Saddam Hussein and strongly supported the US military invasion and occupation of Iraq.

Cast

Actor	Role
Soran Ebrahim	Satellite
Avaz Latif	Agrin
Hiresh Feysal Rahman	Hengov
Abdol Rahman Karim	Riga
Saddam Hossein Feysal	Pashow
Ajil Zibari	Shirkooh

Awards

1. Glass Bear, Best Feature Film and Peace Film Award, Berlin International Film Festival, 2005.
2. Golden Seashell, Best Film, San Sebastián International Film Festival, 2004.
3. Special Jury Award, Chicago International Film Festival, 2004.
4. International Jury and Audience Awards, São Paulo International Film Festival, 2004.
5. La Pieza Award, Best Film, Mexico City International Contemporary Film Festival, 2005.
6. Audience Award, Rotterdam International Film Festival, 2005.
7. Golden Prometheus, Best Film, Tbilisi International Film Festival, 2005.
8. Aurora Award, Tromsø International Film Festival, 2005.
9. Golden Butterfly, Isfahan International Festival of Films for Children, 2004.
10. Gold Dolphin, Festróia - Tróia International Film Festival, 2005
11. Sundance Selection 2005
12. Silver Skeleton Award Harvest Moonlight Festival 2007

Popular culture

The film had an influence on the 2007-2009 Gundam anime series Mobile Suit Gundam 00. The anime's main protagonist Setsuna F. Seiei is of Kurdish origins and his real name is Soran Ibrahim, a reference to the child actor portraying the protagonist of Turtles Can Fly.^[2]

References

1. ^ http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/turtles_can_fly/
2. ^ Manry, Gia (July 5, 2009). "AX09: Gundam 00 Focus Panel". Anime Vice. Whiskey Media. Retrieved 1 August 2012.

External links

• Turtles Can Fly at the Internet Movie Database
• Turtles Can Fly at AllRovi
• Turtles Can Fly at Box Office Mojo
• Turtles Can Fly at Rotten Tomatoes
• Turtles Can Fly at Metacritic
• An extract with music
• Review by Robert Koehler, Variety.
• Review by Maria Garcia, Film Journal International.
• Review by Ann Hornaday, Washington Post.
• Review by Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun Times.
• Review by Anthony Lane, The New Yorker.
• Review by Carina Chocano, Los Angeles Times.
• Review by A. O. Scott, The New York Times.
• Review by Nick Schager, Slant Magazine.
• Review by Jessica Winter, Village Voice.
• Review by Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian.
• Review by Ruthe Stein, San Francisco Chronicle.
• Review by Jason Anderson, Eye Weekly, Toronto.

                         

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