NDTV Lumiere presents 'Turtles Can Fly'

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Mumbai, February 27, 2009

NDTV Lumière brings you an ingeniously crafted and extraordinarily moving film ‘Turtles Can Fly’. The movie revolves around three children, Thirteen-year-old Satellite (Soran Ebrahim), an orphaned girl, Agrin (Avaz Latif) and Agrin’s disabled, spirited brother Henkov (Hiresh Faysal Rahman) who deal with extreme occurrences only to bring out a warm, honest and passionate look at the casualties of war and international policies. The Film of Iran, France and Iraq origin will hit the theatre screens in Mumbai on February 27th, 2009.

The film is set in a Kurdish refugee camp on the Iraqi-Turkish border on the eve of the US invasion of Iraq. Thirteen-year-old Satellite (Soran Ebrahim) is known for his installation of dishes and antennae for local villagers, who are looking for news of Saddam Hussein and for his limited knowledge of English. Satellite is the dynamic, but manipulative leader of the children, organizing the dangerous but necessary sweeping and clearing of the minefields. The industrious Satellite arranges trade-ins for unexploded mines. He falls for an orphan girl named Agrin (Avaz Latif), who is traveling with her disabled, but spirited brother Henkov, who appears to have the gift of clairvoyance. The siblings care for a toddler, whose connection to the pair is discovered as harsh truths are revealed.

‘Turtles Can Fly’ won a host of international awards, including the Golden Seashell for Best Film at the San Sebastián Film Festival in 2004 and the Crystal Bear and Peace Film awards at the Berlin International Film Festival in 2005.

Directed by Bahman Ghobadi, ‘Turtles Can Fly’ is a movie about humanity. It’s about the life of refugees which will force you to think is there anyway to help them out. A poignant tale sure to make you realize about the life we take for granted, catch ‘Turtles Can Fly’ at a PVR cinema near you, this February.

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