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Lakposhtha hâm parvaz mikonand ( Turtles can fly) – Bahman Ghobadi
Well boys and girls, it happened, my local art theatre is having an Asian film week, so for the next 7 days I'm going to be enjoying some of the best films of today ( and recommending them to you of course ).
And to kickstart it, here's an amazing Iranian-Iraqi film about the lives of Kurd children in a refugee camp on the border between Iraq and Iran in the eve of the american invasion in Iraq. The main character is Satellite, a young boy who installs antennas , and in a time where the whole Kurdistan awaits the news of the american invasion and their liberation from Saddam's regime, becomes one of the most important people in the village. Satellite is also the leader of the local children ( most of which are orphans, just like him ) who earn their living by collecting land mines and selling them to the UN. His attention is drawn by a young girl who comes to the village with her brother ( a mysterious young boy with amputated hands and the ability to predict the future ) and a child. Their tragic, mystical and very painful story serves as the backbone of the film making it a highly powerful anti-war statement.
Beautifully written and with amateur actors ( as in most iranian fims ) that give the film a highly realistic and charming flare it's simply astonishing and yet another proof that truly brilliant and powerful films are not made in Hollywood. It made me laugh and brought tears to my eyes.See it or die!
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Well boys and girls, it happened, my local art theatre is having an Asian film week, so for the next 7 days I'm going to be enjoying some of the best films of today ( and recommending them to you of course ).
And to kickstart it, here's an amazing Iranian-Iraqi film about the lives of Kurd children in a refugee camp on the border between Iraq and Iran in the eve of the american invasion in Iraq. The main character is Satellite, a young boy who installs antennas , and in a time where the whole Kurdistan awaits the news of the american invasion and their liberation from Saddam's regime, becomes one of the most important people in the village. Satellite is also the leader of the local children ( most of which are orphans, just like him ) who earn their living by collecting land mines and selling them to the UN. His attention is drawn by a young girl who comes to the village with her brother ( a mysterious young boy with amputated hands and the ability to predict the future ) and a child. Their tragic, mystical and very painful story serves as the backbone of the film making it a highly powerful anti-war statement.
Beautifully written and with amateur actors ( as in most iranian fims ) that give the film a highly realistic and charming flare it's simply astonishing and yet another proof that truly brilliant and powerful films are not made in Hollywood. It made me laugh and brought tears to my eyes.See it or die!