Turtles Can Fly (2005)

I never seen any Kurdish movie better than this but a bit difficult understanding

The energetic film, with a dark sense of humor, charges into one impending critical situation after another and never pauses to look back to evaluate what took place. Many possible subplots are brought up and just as quickly are forgotten (such as, an Iranian doctor in Iraq searching for an armless boy who makes predictions). It's a messy film but is strangely lyrical and moving, as it paints its ugly picture of a war-torn country that was promised by Bush that this war would make things better. The final shot of the once optimistic Satellite, now on crutches from a minefield explosion, turning his back on the American soldiers passing through his village, the same soldiers he a short time ago welcomed as the saviors of his people, tells us how that optimism has faded.

This movie is insane. Insanely funny and insanely heartbreaking. I almost forgot that I was in my senior high when the war in Iraq happened. This movie just brought back the fact I read from the newspaper, only it's much more tangible and terrifying. How this was all happening? Why would they want this? Right, some people are just plain selfish.I never thought that war would be this staggering. Especially how it affects children. And the fact that this movie is made by the persons who literally live there brings more emotion to it. Wow. The world out there is so cruel but it is sad actually to see they made me smile and laugh in some parts of the movie. What an irony.The life of Agrin and Hengov is extremely frightening. So inhuman. How could they did that to them? They're brothers, aren't they? My God, they're living hell out there. I really hope there will never be any crazy war like this again on this earth. Let's fill this world with peace only. No more war. NO MORE!

Okay, I know what I said about not seeing any war films for the rest of the year... but this is set just BEFORE the Iraq conflict, and it's not even about fighting. So ner.Instead there's some kid nicknamed Satellite, who is in charge of a group of orphaned children who help residents clear mines from their fields... which they then sell on. Well, you've gotta make a living somehow. It's while doing this he meet a traumatised girl, who he develops a crush on. Only trouble is... she has one older brother whose arms have been blown off, and a baby sibling who happens to be blind. Who she has to look after. Alone. Well, you can't choose who you fall in love with...Starting a few weeks before the Yanks landed and ending with the toppling of Saddam's statue, it weaves an intricate tale of damaged lives in a hazardous environment. Even in this precarious place surrounded by poverty and devastation, groups of children bond together in the mutual interest of survival, and every day they dice with death. Satellite, riding around on his bike, loves his young charges and would do anything to protect them. If only all bosses were so considerate...Considering most of these actors are probably non-professional, and there's so many of them, it's amazing how natural they are in front of the camera. Kudos to the makers too, for hiring people with obvious physical impediments... no prosthetics on display here. The plot keeps you watching, though it lacks drama until the very end. I enjoyed it more as a historical piece than a film, but it definitely is worth watching at least once. And no, you never do see any turtles fly. How disappointing... 6/10