Turtles Can Fly

Turtles Can Fly

Directed by Bahman Ghobadi

Produced by Bac Films, Mij Film Co.

200498 min7.7 / 10

A harrowing portrait of childhood destroyed by war, where children are forced into dangerous labor and trauma amid the collapse of a regime.

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.

Questions people ask

  • Is Turtles Can Fly sad? Yes, very. More sad than 98% of films.

  • Is Turtles Can Fly easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.

  • Does Turtles Can Fly end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.

  • Is Turtles Can Fly scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.

  • Is Turtles Can Fly violent? Yes. More violent than 80% 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.

73/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Distinctly its own thing.

Rarity39

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise94

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love93

How much audiences actually like it

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Like Turtles Can Fly

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

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Like Turtles Can Fly, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Turtles Can Fly, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Turtles Can Fly, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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