Les hirondelles de Kaboul
The Swallows of Kabul
France / Luxembourg / Switzerland / Monaco, May 2019
FILM,
Fiction, Animation,
80 min.
- directed by
- Zabou Breitman, Eléa Gobbé-Mévellec
- Written by
- Sébastien Tavel, Patricia Mortagne, Zabou Breitman
- Status
- In distribution
Sommer 1998 - Kabul unter Talibanherrschaft. Zunaira und Mohsen sind jung und verliebt. Trotz der täglichen Gewalt und des Elends hoffen sie auf eine bessere Zukunft. Ein sinnloser Akt von Mohsen wird ihr Leben auf den Kopf stellen.
credits
- World Premiere
- May 2019
- Original Version
- French (english subtitles), colour, DCP, 80 min.
- ISAN
- 0000-0002-BD0A-0000-E-0000-0000-W
- Production
- Les Armateurs, Mélusine Productions, Close Up Films, ARTE France - Unité Cinéma, RTS Radio Télévision Suisse, KNM
- Producer
- Reginald de Guillebon, Stephan Roelants, Michel Merkt, Joëlle Bertossa
- directed by
- Zabou Breitman, Eléa Gobbé-Mévellec
- Written by
- Sébastien Tavel, Patricia Mortagne, Zabou Breitman
- Editing
- Françoise Bernard
- Music
- Alexis Rault
- Animation
- Nils Robin, Nicolas Debray
Cast
Zita Hanrot as voice of Zunaira
Simon Abkarian as voice of Atiq
Hiam Abbass as voice of Mussarat
Swann Arlaud as voice of Mohsen
World Sales / World Rights
- World Sales
- Celluloid Dreams
Worldwide Distribution
- France
-
Memento Films International
Distribution
Kinostart: 04.09.2019 - Switzerland
-
Filmcoopi Zürich AG
Distribution
Kinostart: 18.09.2019
Awards
(a selection)
- Tokyo, Tokyo Anime Award Festival (TAAF), Award of Excellence (Feature Animation Competition) 2020 (Winner)
- Utrecht / Amsterdam, Holland Animation Film Festival, Audience Award for Best Feature 2019 (Winner)
- Angoulême, Festival du Film Francophone d'Angoulême, Valois de diamant 2019 (Winner)
- Angoulême, Festival du Film Francophone d'Angoulême, Valois de la musique de film à Alexis Rault 2019 (Winner)
- Thessaloniki, International Thessaloniki Film Festival, Fischer Audience Award (Open Horizons section) 2019 (Winner)
- Paris, César, César du Meilleur Film d'Animation (long métrage) 2020 (Nomination)
- Paris, L'Académie des Lumières, Meilleur Film d'Animation 2020 (Nomination)
- Berlin, European Film Academy e.V., European Animated Feature Film Award 2019 (Nomination)
Festivals
(a selection)
-
Liberec, 11th International Festival of Animated Films ANIFILM Liberec (postponedCorona)
06.10.2020 - 11.10.2020 -
Lisbon, 19th Monstra Lisboa Animated Film Festival (postponedCorona)
29.09.2020 - 10.10.2020 -
Tokyo, Tokyo Anime Award Festival 2020 (TAAF) (cancelledCorona)
13.03.2020 - 16.03.2020 -
Wien, Tricky Women Festival (cancelledCorona - stopped before end)
11.03.2020 - 15.03.2020 -
Göteborg, 43. Göteborg International Film Festival
24.01.2020 - 03.02.2020 -
Solothurn, 55. Solothurner Filmtage
22.01.2020 - 29.01.2020 -
Thessaloniki, 60th Thessaloniki International Film Festival
31.10.2019 - 10.11.2019 -
Hof, 53. Internationale Filmtage Hof
22.10.2019 - 27.10.2019 -
Chicago, 55th Chicago International Film Festival
16.10.2019 - 27.10.2019 -
Bucharest, 14th Anim’est International Animation Film Festival
04.10.2019 - 13.10.2019
-
Sitges, 52. International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia
03.10.2019 - 13.10.2019 -
Ottawa, 43rd Ottawa International Animation Festival
25.09.2019 - 29.09.2019 -
Utrecht / Amsterdam, Kaboom Animation Festival 2019
09.09.2019 - 17.09.2019 -
Angoulême, 12e Festival du Film Francophone d'Angoulême
20.08.2019 - 25.08.2019 -
Annecy, 43e Festival International du Film d'Animation d'Annecy
10.06.2019 - 15.06.2019 -
Cannes, Festival de Cannes Un certain regard
14.05.2019 - 25.05.2019