Summary
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.
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)
Serge Bagdassarian
Mollah (voice)
Michel Jonasz
Professeur Arash Bayazid (voice)
Pascal Elbé
Mirza (voice)
Crew
Director
Eléa Gobbé-Mévellec
Director, Screenplay
Zabou Breitman
Novel
Yasmina Khadra
Screenplay
Sébastien Tavel
Screenplay
Patricia Mortagne
Reviews
maketheSWITCH
February 20, 2020
9
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
Read Jake's full article... https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/article/review-the-swallows-of-kabul-unflinching-and-gorgeously-animated
