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Aro Recommended Turtles Can Fly

 

aka: Lakposhtha hâm parvaz mikonand
Iran / Iraq 2004, 94 minutes
Dir. Bahman Ghobadi
In Kurdish with English subtitles
Rating: [M]
Genres: Foreign Cinema, Drama / War, Youth

 

Aroview: The first widely-released film to emerge from post-Hussein Iraq, this wrenching tale concerns a raucous gang of children who scratch out a meagre and perilous living salvaging landmines on the Iraq-Turkey border.

Set in the days leading up to the US invasion in 2003, this, like the Kurdish dir.'s earlier A TIME FOR DRUNKEN HORSES, sketches out a propulsive, fragmented tale of the consequences of political and military mismanagement, especially for the young and vulnerable. Against the prevailing grimness, the youthful cast give a range of comic, resourceful and sensitive performances, which further underlines the poignant facts of their plight.

NZ International Film Festival 2005

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