Turtles Can Fly (2005)

Foreign Drama (Iranian)-Kurdish with English subtitles. The time is the American invasion of Iraq. Characters are mostly rural tent-dwelling children in the mountains of Eastern Iraq near the border of Turkey and Iran. The hero of the story is a kid named "Satellite" who is a leader of the kids and a techno-whiz. He barters for TV satellite dishes and installs them in the villages. Everyone is hungry for news of the newly started war on Iraq. Interesting story and a real look at rural life in the high desert. Characters are well chosen and are the real deal. 95 min.