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Rene Rodriguez, Miami Herald: A lyrical and heartbreaking reminder of the human toll of war. Read more
Michael Wilmington, Chicago Tribune: As beautifully shot, by cinematographer Shahriar Assadi, as it is sensitively written and directed and wonderfully acted. Read more
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times: A story of wounded children, a devastating reminder of the costs of war. Read more
Melinda Ennis, Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Bahman Ghobadi's new drama about Iraq's children of war shows us the scenes lurking behind the headlines and sound bites. Read more
Ty Burr, Boston Globe: Relentless, bleakly funny, thoroughly remarkable drama Read more
Carina Chocano, Los Angeles Times: Its sophisticated world-view is a gentle rebuke to provincial views of the world in American cinema. Read more
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Entertainment Weekly: If only it weren't such a patchy mess of a movie. Read more
David Chute, L.A. Weekly: Ghobadi's genius seems supercharged rather than weighed down by his higher calling, and his imagery is so boilingly alive that we come away from it feeling exhilarated rather than depressed. Read more
Lisa Rose, Newark Star-Ledger: Ghobadi, a native of Iranian Kurdistan who studied under Abbas Kiarostami, delivers a movie that illuminates in different, more subtle ways. Read more
Jami Bernard, New York Daily News: There's no refuge in this uncomfortably realistic movie, and that is its strength. Read more
A.O. Scott, New York Times: Bahman Ghobadi's third film presents a harsh account of war, displacement and deprivation that is saved from utter bleakness by a tough, earthy lyricism. Read more
Andrew Sarris, New York Observer: There are limits to this approach, both as a strategy of emotional exploitation and an instrument of political analysis. It is simply too easy to weep over maimed children. Read more
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel: Riveting, depressing and eye-opening, Turtles Can Fly is a movie about an Iraq that the news hasn't shown us. Read more
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: I wish everyone who has an opinion on the war in Iraq could see Turtles Can Fly. Read more
Ruthe Stein, San Francisco Chronicle: Ebrahim's expressive eyes and mobile face capture the youth in the act of strategizing. Read more
Susan Walker, Toronto Star: A story that renders into poetry the sad facts of survival for child victims of war. Read more
Robert Koehler, Variety: Ghobadi in this pic displays a complete command of his art as he shifts between -- and even blends -- wrenching tragedy and amusing comedy. Read more
Jessica Winter, Village Voice: The perpetual motion only temporarily staves off a pervading, self-evident despair. Read more
Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post: It's a soaring achievement, without ever leaving the ground. Read more
Ann Hornaday, Washington Post: Despite its fanciful title, Turtles Can Fly leads viewers into a slough of despond, one in which not just hope is strangled but virtually any possibility for simple human kindness. Read more