07 Jan 2005
Turtles Can Fly
Turtles Can Fly tells the story of a group of young children near the Turkey-Iraq border. They clean up mines and wait for the Saddam regime to fall.
Kobane
Despite being outnumbered and outgunned, a female Kurdish fighter guides her fellow fighters in the resistance to defend their city, Kobanê, from the deadly threat of ISIS. A real story of war, sacrifice, love and hope that kept the whole world on tenterhooks.
Top Billed Cast
Dijle Arjîn Zehra
Awar Elî Gelhat
Xeyrî Garzan Masiro
Nejbîr Xanim Asmin
Mezher remedan Mame Ebu Leyla
Hicran cicek Derya
Merzan bekir Ranjbar
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