Abdol Rahman Karim

Born

2000-09-29

Birthplace

Kirkuk, Kurdistan, Iraq

Biography

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.