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To: epicure who wrote (214165)	1/29/2007 9:56:22 PM
From: one_less	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

When Turtles Can Fly: We follow a couple of the main characters struggling to survive in a disturbing and chaotic border village (Kurdish Iraq and Turkey). A main character (Satellite) manages to convince the villagers to change from an antenna television system that doesn't work at all, to a satellite system that is virtually dysfunctional. This seems symbolic of the village circumstance in general. He promises the villagers that Americans will deliver paradise to their village when they arrive. Through one form of fakery or another Satellite manages to promise immediate survival of an anguishing day, for most, while looking to the future afflicts one (Agrin) with gloom tending to despondency. I think the director's choice of voice (orphans), gave power to the theme. I also thought it was interesting that the only trustworthy source of information was the reluctant clairvoyant boy. Still trying to digest much of it, Gem