Turtles Can Fly
2004 · 98 min · Director: Bahman Ghobadi
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
On the Kurdish refugee camp on the Iraqi-Turkish border, the boy Satellite is the leader of the kids. He commands them to clear and collect American undetonated minefields in the fields to sell them in the street market and he installs antennae for the villagers. He goes with the local leader to buy a parabolic antenna to learn the news about the eminent American invasion but nobody speaks English and Satellite that knows a couple of words is assigned to translate the Fox News. When the orphans Agrin and her armless brother Hengov and the blind toddler Riga come from Halabcheh to the camp, Satellite falls in an unrequited love for Egrin. But the girl is traumatized by a cruel raid in her home, when her parents were murdered and she was raped. She wants to leave Riga behind and travel with her brother Hengov to another place, but he does not agree with her intention.
Emotional fingerprint
Turtles Can Fly (2004) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Sadness 35%, Empathy 25%, Fear 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Sadness, Empathy, Fear. Genres: Drama, War. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Sadness, Empathy and Fear. Its IMDb rating of 8.0/10 suggests a strong audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 75/100.
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Emotional journey
- Sadness
- Empathy
- Tension
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Love
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Sadness | Empathy | Tension |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Love | 25 % | 2 % | 7 % | 20 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Humor | 26 % | 4 % | 13 % | 20 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 12′ | Humor | 30 % | 8 % | 21 % | 24 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 17′ | Tension | 34 % | 15 % | 26 % | 30 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 22′ | Sadness | 35 % | 19 % | 30 % | 30 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 27′ | Empathy | 32 % | 15 % | 31 % | 24 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 32′ | Empathy | 33 % | 20 % | 31 % | 23 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 37′ | Sadness | 38 % | 26 % | 33 % | 28 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 42′ | Humor | 39 % | 19 % | 30 % | 26 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 47′ | Humor | 39 % | 15 % | 30 % | 21 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 51′ | Humor | 44 % | 25 % | 39 % | 20 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 56′ | Empathy | 49 % | 33 % | 45 % | 18 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 61′ | Love | 51 % | 25 % | 41 % | 13 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 66′ | Love | 56 % | 21 % | 38 % | 21 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 71′ | Tension | 61 % | 35 % | 40 % | 45 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 76′ | Sadness | 64 % | 46 % | 44 % | 60 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 81′ | Tension | 66 % | 50 % | 48 % | 61 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 86′ | Sadness | 66 % | 54 % | 54 % | 57 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 91′ | Empathy | 59 % | 43 % | 51 % | 44 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 96′ | Love | 50 % | 25 % | 42 % | 25 % |
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Cast
Hengov
Riga
Shirkooh
Details
- Directed by
- Bahman Ghobadi
- Written by
- Bahman Ghobadi
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2004
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Country
- Iran, France, Iraq
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Sadness
- Data updated
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