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Turtles Can Fly(2005)
Status: Released
Date: 2005-01-07
77%
223 Votes
Time: 1h 38m
Overview:
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.
Languages: English, Arabic, Kurdish.
Countries:
Iran,
France,
Iraq
Revenue: $1,075,462.00
ProductionCompanies: 
Mij Film Co.
Movie: Turtles Can Fly
Top 6 Billed Cast
Soran Ebrahim
Mr. Satellite (Soran)
Video Trailer Turtles Can Fly
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