Turtles Do Not Die of Old Age () is a Canadian-Moroccan documentary film, directed by Sami Mermer and Hind Benchekroun and released in 2010.André Duchesne, "Les tortues ne meurent jamais de vieillesse: rien ne sert de courir". La Presse, August 31, 2011. The film profiles three elderly men in Morocco who have effectively become keepers of their community's traditional lifestyle as they are still engaged in seemingly dying occupations such as fishing, innkeeping and performing traditional Moroccan music.André Lavoie, "Le pari de la lenteur". Le Devoir, August 26, 2011.
The film premiered at the 2010 Montreal International Documentary Festival,Gérard Grugeau, "La vie insoumise". 24 images, No. 150 (Dec 2010/Jan 2011). pp. 36-37. before going into commercial release in 2011.
Awards The film won the Grand prix de la Ville de Tétouan for documentary films at the 2011 Festival international de cinéma méditerranéen in Tétouan.André Duchesne, "Deux films québécois se distinguent au Maroc". La Presse, April 3, 2011.
It was a Jutra Award nominee for Best Documentary Film at the 14th Jutra Awards in 2012.Élizabeth Lepage-Boily, "Jutra 2012 : Les nominations". Cinoche, January 31, 2012.
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