TURTLES ALSO FLY (Kusîlekaniş Ditwanin Bifirin)

Translated from Kurdish and Persian: Ömer Faruk Yekdeş
Translations from English: Hêja Bağdu

“Turtles Also Fly,” the third feature film of Iranian Kurdish director Behmen Qobadi, attracted great attention internationally, from the Far East to Europe and Australia. He participated in dozens of festivals and received many awards. "Turtles...", which was also released in Turkey, is here as a script this time. The book, which also includes articles about Behmen Qobadi's life and art, also includes a selection of articles and photographs about the film published in the world media.

When I saw "Turtles Also Fly", my neck hurt for an hour due to the powerful impact of the movie. A powerful and very impressive film.
Bernardo Bertolucci

With “Turtles Also Fly,” Behmen Qobadi, as a director, matured his cinematic language and gained his own “handwriting.” It is a narrative style nourished by humor as well as realistic, poetic, heart-touching dramatic scenes where "documentary" and "fiction" are intertwined.
Mehmet Aktaş