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The Swallows of Kabul

  • Zabou Breitman, Eléa Gobbé-Mévellec
  • 82 min
  • France, Switzerland, Luxembourg
  • 2019
  • Animated
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Beautiful animations and harrowing life stories in an award-winning adaptation of Yasmina Khadra’s international bestseller about love and live under Taliban rule.

In the summer of 1998, Kabul is under Taliban control. Through soft watercolours, Zabou Breitman and celebrated animator Eléa Gobbé-Mévellec tell the story of how the lives of two couples intertwine. The young and passionate two hope for everything to change and for them to eventually be able to lead a free life in Afghanistan. The conservative, older couple have already stagnated and given up hope. But a horrible event in the street changes the lives of all four of them, in this poetic and political depiction of Taliban oppression and human resistance.

- Jonas Holmberg

Language
French
Subtitles
English
Original title
Les Hirondelles de Kaboul
  • Animation
  • Drama
  • Historia
  • Kärlek
  • Omskakande
  • Politik
Directors
Zabou Breitman, Eléa Gobbé-Mévellec
Screenplay
Patricia Mortagne , Zabou Breitman, Eléa Gobbé-Mévellec, Sébastien Tavel
Cinematographer
(Artistic Director) Eléa Gobbé-Mévellec
Editor
Françoise Bernard
Music
Alexis Rault
Cast
Swann Arlaud , Zita Hanrot , Simon Abkarian , Hiam Abbass
Contact
Celluloid Dreams,  info@celluloid-dreams.com