The Swallows of Kabul

Directed by Zabou Breitman & Eléa Gobbé-Mevellec
France, Luxembourg, Switzerland | 2019 | 81 min | Unclassified 15+
Language: French (English Subtitles)
SYNOPSIS

Summer 1998, Kabul is under Taliban rule. Zunaira and mohsen are young and in love. Despite the daily violence and misery, they hope for a better future. One day, a foolish gesture causes life to take an irrevocable turn. Praised at Cannes, Swallows of Kabul is a successful watercolor-style animation adaptation of the bestseller by Yasmina Khadra.

FESTIVALS

Un Certain Regard Cannes Film Festival 2019
Festival du film francophone d’Angoulême 2019: Best Film & Best Music
Chicago International Film Festival 2019
Los Angeles Animation Festival 2019
São Paulo International Film Festival 2019
Brisbane Film Festival 2019
Melbourne Film Festival 2019

The Swallows of Kabul

Directed by Zabou Breitman & Eléa Gobbé-Mevellec
France, Luxembourg, Switzerland | 2019 | 81 min | Unclassified 15+
Language: French (English Subtitles)
SYNOPSIS

Summer 1998, Kabul is under Taliban rule. Zunaira and mohsen are young and in love. Despite the daily violence and misery, they hope for a better future. One day, a foolish gesture causes life to take an irrevocable turn. Praised at Cannes, Swallows of Kabul is a successful watercolor-style animation adaptation of the bestseller by Yasmina Khadra.

FESTIVALS

Un Certain Regard Cannes Film Festival 2019
Festival du film francophone d’Angoulême 2019: Best Film & Best Music
Chicago International Film Festival 2019
Los Angeles Animation Festival 2019
São Paulo International Film Festival 2019
Brisbane Film Festival 2019
Melbourne Film Festival 2019

CREDITS

Directors Zabou Breitman, Eléa Gobbé-Mevellec
Producer Les Armateurs / Réginald de Guillebon
Co-producers Mélusine Productions / Stéphane Roelants, Close Up Films / Joëlle Bertossa, KNM / Michel Merkt, Arte France Cinema / Olivier Père, RTS Radio Television Suisse
Screenplay Sébastien Tavel et Patricia Mortagne
Storyboard Nicolas Pawlowski, Maïlys Vallade, Marietta Ren, Jérémie Balais, Stéphane Nedez
Animation Nils Robin, Nicolas Debray
Sound Eric Devulder, Pascal Villard, Bertrand Boudaud, Eric Tisserand
An adaptation of the book by Yasmina Khadra

CAST

Zita Hanrot
Swann Arlaud
Simon Abkarian
Hiam Abbass
Jean-Claude Deret
Sébastien Pouderoux
Serge Bagdassarian
Michel Jonasz
Pascal Elbé

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