TEHRAN-The Iranian animation “Kuzugiller” co-directed by Hossein Saffarzadegan and Meisam Hosseini has been released in cinemas in Turkey.

Beginning on September 27, the animated film is now on screen at 173 cinemas in 45 cities in Turkey, Honaronline reported.

It has previously been screened in Kazakhstan under the title “Romashka, the Pilot”. Its screening in Iran started last week and in the first three days grossed about 60 billion rials ($100,000), which is a new record for the opening of a children movie in the country.

A production of 2023, the animation is an 80-minute adventure comedy for kids. Also known as “Woolina and the No Birds,” it premiered in Iran at the 42nd Fajr International Film Festival in February.

For screening in Turkey, the animation has been dubbed into Turkish. Its title “Kuzugiller,” means lambs. Its story revolves around the main character's dream of flying and the collective efforts of friends to achieve it. A young sheep dreams of flying, but she lives in a world where only birds are allowed to fly airplanes and soar the skies. With the world and her father against her, she and her friends follow in the footsteps of her favorite heroic character, Super Owl, fighting against all odds to join a flight school and enter the race that will change their lives forever.

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