Excellent description of the morale of children during the war. There is Satellite who represents hope through his buoyant spirit and action on one hand, and there is a young girl "Agria" who gives up hope due to the privations she endures along. I was fascinated to learn of this children life living without parents, and of dangers they had to go through in order to survive like picking mines! I was also impressed by this children-actors coverage of the story they are SO TALENTED! The way this director dispersed roles by not leaving out injured children, more so- giving them chief roles left me in admiration. "Turtles can fly" is a moving film about children forced to mature sooner than they should.