Review of Turtles Can Fly (2004) by Buggy B — 12 Feb 2014
An eye opening, depressing and amazing movie showing the human cost of war, as depicted by the harrowing existence of Kurdish refugees and orphans living near the Iraq-turkey border on the eve of the US invasion of Iraq. This award winning "staged" documentary is a tough go, but the performances from all the children are pretty mind blowing and you can't help but get caught up in their day to day existence.
The movie follows one boy known as "Satellite" who seemingly runs the whole show; wheeling and dealing and organizing everything at the camp including the purchase of a satellite dish and weapons for the village elders, and setting up work details for the other children which often includes digging for land mines."most of these kids don't even have hands how can they work for me?" We also learn the past of a young girl, her blind baby and armless brother -apparently able to see the future. Their story is the most maddening and heartbreaking. 02.09.14.
This review of Turtles Can Fly (2004) was written by Buggy B on 12 Feb 2014.
Turtles Can Fly has generally received very positive reviews.
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