Acting, 2000
Abdol Rahman Karim
Born Sep 29, 2000, 26 years old, Kirkuk, Kurdistan, Iraq
Abdol Rahman Karim is an actor known for his role as Riga in "Turtles Can Fly" (2004), a Kurdish-language drama written and directed by Bahman Ghobadi. Set in a refugee camp near the border between Iraq and Turkey, the film follows children living through the uncertainty surrounding the 2003 invasion of Iraq. Karim portrays Riga, a young child whose story is an important part of the film's depiction of war, displacement, and childhood.
