The Swallows of Kabul
Release Date: 2019-09-04
Overview: 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.
Rating: 7.725 / 10
Cast
Simon Abkarian
as Atiq (voice)
Zita Hanrot
as Zunaira (voice)
Swann Arlaud
as Mohsen (voice)
Hiam Abbass
as Mussarat (voice)
Jean-Claude Deret
as Nazish (voice)
Crew
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Yasmina Khadra - Novel
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Zabou Breitman - Director
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Eléa Gobbé-Mévellec - Director
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Sébastien Tavel - Screenplay
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Patricia Mortagne - Screenplay
Reviews
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 femini...