rhkoehler Review of Turtles Can Fly

Turtles Can Fly (2004)

Really cool movie but it was kind of boring...

[7/10 · 22 April 2017]

So, I just finished watching the movie and to be honest, I was very mixed about it. I thought it was very interesting to see the side of the war in Iraq that was not shown by the media during the conflict, and even to this day it still does not get attention. I thought it was also very sad to see all of the refugees and all of the injuries that some of these people had gotten from the past conflicts and the attacks against the Kurdish people by the Iraqi government. The movie showed some things that we never really think about like the mines and the selling of the weapons in the region, along with the trading system that seems to be in place by the villagers. Sadly though, the movie also talks about and shows the horrors of what war can do to people mentally, this is shown with one of the main characters, she was shown having mental issues due to her being raped by either Turkish or Iraqi soldiers as they attacked her village, it was very terrifying and hard to watch at times. All and all though, I thought the movie was kind of boring due to the fact that the movie failed to keep my attention for very long. But if you have interest in these types of movies I think it would be a great fit for you.