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.
Directed by: Zabou Breitman, Eléa Gobbé-Mevellec
Production Year: 2019
Country: France, Luxembourg, Switzerland
Length: 81 minutes
Credits
Directors: Zabou Breitman, Eléa Gobbé-Mevellec
Writers: Sébastien Tavel, Patricia Mortagne
Producer: Réginald de Guillebon
Animation: Nils Robin, Nicolas Debray
Sound: Eric Devulder, Pascal Villard, Bertrand Boudaud, Eric Tisserand
Cast
Zita Hanrot
Swann Arlaud
Simon Abkarian
Hiam Abbass
Jean-Claude Deret
Sébastien Pouderoux
Serge Bagdassarian
Michel Jonasz
Pascal Elbé
The Swallows of Kabul
France, Luxembourg, Switzerland | 2019 | 81 min | Unclassified 15+
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
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