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The Swallows of Kabul

Original title: Les hirondelles de Kaboul
  • 20192019
  • 1h 21m
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
2.4K
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The Swallows of Kabul (2019)
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Summer 1998, Kabul in ruins is occupied by the Taliban. In love despite the daily violence and misery, Mohsen and Zunaira want to believe in the future. But a senseless act by Mohsen will up... Read allSummer 1998, Kabul in ruins is occupied by the Taliban. In love despite the daily violence and misery, Mohsen and Zunaira want to believe in the future. But a senseless act by Mohsen will upset their lives forever.Summer 1998, Kabul in ruins is occupied by the Taliban. In love despite the daily violence and misery, Mohsen and Zunaira want to believe in the future. But a senseless act by Mohsen will upset their lives forever.
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    • Zabou Breitman
    • Eléa Gobbé-Mévellec
  • Writers
    • Sébastien Tavel(adaptation)
    • Patricia Mortagne(adaptation)
    • Zabou Breitman(adaptation)
  • Stars
    • Simon Abkarian(voice)
    • Hiam Abbass(voice)
    • Swann Arlaud(voice)
    • Zabou Breitman
    • Eléa Gobbé-Mévellec
  • Writers
    • Sébastien Tavel(adaptation)
    • Patricia Mortagne(adaptation)
    • Zabou Breitman(adaptation)
  • Stars
    • Simon Abkarian(voice)
    • Hiam Abbass(voice)
    • Swann Arlaud(voice)
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 3User reviews
    • 42Critic reviews
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    Videos2

    Bande-annonce [OV]
    Trailer 1:53
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    Photos13

    Hiam Abbass, Simon Abkarian, and Zita Hanrot at an event for The Swallows of Kabul (2019)
    Hiam Abbass, Simon Abkarian, Zabou Breitman, Zita Hanrot, and Yasmina Khadra at an event for The Swallows of Kabul (2019)
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    Simon Abkarian
    Simon Abkarian
    • Atiq
    • (voice)
    Hiam Abbass
    Hiam Abbass
    • Mussarat
    • (voice)
    Swann Arlaud
    Swann Arlaud
    • Mohsen
    • (voice)
    Zita Hanrot
    Zita Hanrot
    • Zunaira
    • (voice)
    Jean-Claude Deret
    • Nazish
    • (voice)
    Sébastien Pouderoux
    • Quassim
    • (voice)
    • (as Sébastien Pouderoux de la Comédie Française)
    • …
    Serge Bagdassarian
    Serge Bagdassarian
    • Mollah
    • (voice)
    • (as Serge Bagdassarian de la Comédie Française)
    Michel Jonasz
    • Professeur Arash Bayazid
    • (voice)
    Pascal Elbé
    Pascal Elbé
    • Mirza
    • (voice)
    Laurent Natrella
    • Le cul-de-jatte
    • (voice)
    • (as Laurent Natrella de la Comédie Française)
    • …
    Antonin Chalon
    Antonin Chalon
    • Père bébé
    • (voice)
    • …
    Mathilde Charbonneaux
    • Milicienne
    • (voice)
    • …
    Idir Chender
    • Médecin
    • (voice)
    Karim Tougui
    • Voisin
    • (voice)
    • …
    Xavier Guelfi
    • Aslam
    • (voice)
    Camille Constantin
    • Gardienne 2
    • (voice)
    Mathieu Perotto
    • Dignitaire
    • (voice)
      • Zabou Breitman
      • Eléa Gobbé-Mévellec
    • Writers
      • Sébastien Tavel(adaptation) (dialogue)
      • Patricia Mortagne(adaptation) (dialogue)
      • Zabou Breitman(adaptation) (dialogue)
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    • Trivia
      At director Zabou Breitman's insistence the voices were recorded first before any animation was done. The attitudes of the actors are thus in the drawings done in watercolor.
    • Connections
      Referenced in AniMat's Crazy Cartoon Cast: Barney's Big Blockbuster (2019)

    User reviews3

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    9/10
    Resonance
    The fact that this is an animation doesn't make it any easier to imagine what the situation is like for the characters. While the violence might have been diluted with the drawings, but in many other ways it actually effectively enhanced the significance of the act itself. The most interesting aspect of this film is when the credit started to roll up with the music playing and it's the moment it resonated within me. The last time I had the same feeling was watching Call Me By Your Name. Highly recommended!
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    • snowmalamute
    • Oct 9, 2019

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    • Release date
      • September 4, 2019 (France)
      • France
      • Switzerland
      • Luxembourg
      • Monaco
    • Official sites
      • Filmcoopi Zürich (Switzerland)
      • Imagine Films Distribution (Belgium)
      • French
    • Also known as
    • Production companies
      • Les Armateurs
      • Mélusine Productions
      • Close Up Films
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    • 1 hour 21 minutes
      • Color
      • Dolby Digital

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