Don't Let Them Shoot the Kite

Don't Let Them Shoot the Kite

Directed by Tunç Başaran

198990 min7.9 / 10

A tender, introspective drama about an unlikely bond between a child and a political prisoner that explores freedom, innocence, and human connection within the confines of incarceration.

Sent to prison along with his mother after her drug conviction, a young boy develops a warm, tender relationship with a political prisoner.

Questions people ask

  • Is Don't Let Them Shoot the Kite sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.

  • Is Don't Let Them Shoot the Kite easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 67% of films.

  • Is Don't Let Them Shoot the Kite scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

  • Is Don't Let Them Shoot the Kite violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.

  • Does Don't Let Them Shoot the Kite end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 62% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

84/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

There is almost nothing else like this.

Rarity67

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise92

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love95

How much audiences actually like it

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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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