Schildkröten können fliegen (2004)

Schildkröten können fliegen: Directed by Bahman Ghobadi. With Soran Ebrahim, Avaz Latif, Saddam Hossein Feysal, Hiresh Feysal Rahman. Near the Iraqi-Turkish border on the eve of an American invasion, refugee children like 13-year-old Kak (Ebrahim), gauge and await their fate.

“Among the hundred reasons I could list for you to go see this film, the first is the main character Kak u0026quot;Satellite.u0026quot; He is truly a unique character – the likes of which Iu0026#39;ve never seen before. It is pretty impressive for a filmmaker to create something new – an on screen person so real, so normal, yet so different than anything weu0026#39;ve seen. From the opening moments of the movie you feel you are getting to know a real human being. Satellite and the refugee children whose trust and love heu0026#39;s earned are the stars of this film. I donu0026#39;t think Iu0026#39;ve ever seen child performers better than some of these kids – if you were blown away by the children in movies like u0026quot;City of God,u0026quot; this is a another one to look at in terms of performances. Stylistically this film is in a different category – itu0026#39;s a beautifully realistic movie – itu0026#39;s narrative unfolds effortlessly. You never feel you are watching a carefully crafted plot. You feel you are observing events that are happening – and yet it all, in retrospect, is well planned and crafted. The filmmakers and actors deserve much credit for creating a movie with its own touching and realistic voice.”