Director: Zabou Breitman, Eléa Gobbé-Mévellec
Producer: Reginald de Guillebon, Michel Merkt, Joëlle Bertossa
Summer 1998—Kabul 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.
81 min
Rating: 7.763/10
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Top Cast
Simon Abkarian
Atiq (voice)
Zita Hanrot
Zunaira (voice)
Swann Arlaud
Mohsen (voice)
Hiam Abbass
Mussarat (voice)
Jean-Claude Deret
Nazish (voice)
Sébastien Pouderoux
Qassim (voice)
Movie Info
Director: Zabou Breitman, Eléa Gobbé-Mévellec
Producer: Reginald de Guillebon, Michel Merkt, Joëlle Bertossa
Production Companies: Les Armateurs, Close Up Films, ARTE, RTS, KNM, Studio 352, Melusine Productions
Countries: France, Luxembourg, Switzerland
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In Afghanistan, simply drawing a human being is forbidden. This makes 'The Swallows of Kabul' an even more aesthetically and narratively beautiful example of the affecting power of humanist and feminist ideas that animation offers.
- Jake Watt
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