Turtles Can Fly
کیسەڵەکانیش دەفڕن
Synopsis
Turtles Can Fly tells the story of a group of young children near the Turkey-Iraq border. They clean up mines and wait for the Saddam regime to fall.
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Turtles Can Fly | Official Trailer
Type: Trailer • Published 2018-06-12
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Release History & Theatrical Window
Toronto International Film Festival
Festival / Special Debut
Financials & Box Office Performance
Production Budget
Undisclosed
Filming & production cost
Worldwide Gross
$1.1M
Total global ticket sales
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Bahman Ghobadi
- Screenplay & Story
- Bahman Ghobadi
- Original Score
- Hossein Alizadeh
- Original Title
- کیسەڵەکانیش دەفڕن
- Country of Origin
- Iran, France, Iraq
- Spoken Languages
- Kurdish, English, Arabic
- Runtime
- 1h 38m
- Worldwide Gross
- $1.1M
- Production Studios
- Bac Films, Mij Film, Bahman Ghobadi Films
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Bahman Ghobadi
Bahman Ghobadi
Hossein Alizadeh
Shahriar Assadi
Mostafa Kherghehpoosh, Hayedeh Safiyari
Babak Amini, Hamid Ghavami, Abbas Ghazali, Bahman Ghobadi, Batin Ghobadi
Department Leadership Roster
Bahman Ghobadi
Director
Babak Amini
Producer
Mostafa Kherghehpoosh
Editor
Hayedeh Safiyari
Editor
Hamid Ghavami
Producer
Hossein Alizadeh
Original Music Composer
Shahriar Assadi
Director of Photography
Bahman Ghobadi
Producer
Bahman Ghobadi
Production Design
Batin Ghobadi
Producer
Bahman Ghobadi
Screenplay
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Frequently Asked Questions About Turtles Can Fly
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What is Turtles Can Fly about?
Turtles Can Fly tells the story of a group of young children near the Turkey-Iraq border. They clean up mines and wait for the Saddam regime to fall.
Who directed Turtles Can Fly?
Turtles Can Fly was directed by Bahman Ghobadi.
Who stars in Turtles Can Fly?
The principal cast of Turtles Can Fly includes Soran Ebrahim, Avaz Latif, Saddam Hossein Feysal, Hiresh Feysal Rahman, Abdol Rahman Karim.
When was Turtles Can Fly released and how long is it?
Turtles Can Fly was released in 2006 with a total runtime of 1h 38m.
How much did Turtles Can Fly make at the box office?
Turtles Can Fly grossed $1.1M in worldwide ticket sales.
Who composed the musical score for Turtles Can Fly?
The original motion picture soundtrack for Turtles Can Fly was composed by Hossein Alizadeh.