Les hirondelles de Kaboul

The Swallows of Kabul

France / Luxembourg / Switzerland / Monaco, May 2019
FILM, Fiction, Animation, 80 min.

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directed by
Zabou Breitman, Eléa Gobbé-Mévellec
Written by
Sébastien Tavel, Patricia Mortagne, Zabou Breitman
Status
In distribution

Été 1998, Kaboul en ruines est occupée par les talibans. Mohsen et Zunaira sont jeunes, ils s’aiment profondément. En dépit de la violence et la misère quotidiennes, ils veulent croire en l’avenir. Un geste insensé de Mohsen va faire basculer leurs vies.

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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
Release date: 04.09.2019
Switzerland
Filmcoopi Zürich AG Distribution
Release date: 18.09.2019

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