Join colleagues in viewing the film
Turtles Can Fly
Film discussion to follow.
Snacks and Clock Hours will be offered.

"Turtles Can Fly" is the third feature from internationally acclaimed Iranian filmmaker Bahman Ghobadi. "Turtles Can Fly" is set in Ghobadi’s native Kurdistan on the eve of the American invasion of Iraq. Thirteen-year-old Soran is known as “Satellite,” for his installation of dishes and antennae for local villages looking for news of Saddam.  He is the dynamic leader of the children, organizing the dangerous but necessary sweeping and clearing of the
minefields. He then arranges trade-ins for the unexploded mines. The industrious Satellite falls for an unlikely orphan, a sad-faced girl traveling with her brother Henkov, who appears to have the gift of clairvoyance. The siblings are care-taking a three-yearold, whose connection to the pair is discovered as harsh truths are unveiled. The devastation to this land and its inhabitants is revealed in the matter-of-fact perspective of the children and is equally displayed with every poignant detail of its unbearable nature. The exquisitely haunting mountains play backdrop to violence and tragedy, but at the same time the heart and humor of the children is an undeniable force.

Tuesday, November 24th, 2009
4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
at the Multicultural Resource Center
There is no charge to attend this event. RSVP appreciated, but not required.