The Swallows of Kabul (2019)

Original title

Les Hirondelles de Kaboul

Directed by

Éléa Gobbé-Mévellec, Zabou Breitman

Genre

drama film

Country

France

Runtime

1h 21m

Rated

12

Rating

7.7 of 10 from 224 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In Taliban-ruled Kabul, a couple and another pair of lovers navigate oppression and loss. Their lives intersect under the weight of a brutal regime.

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What happens

The Swallows of Kabul (French: Les hirondelles de Kaboul) is a 2019 internationally co-produced adult animated psychological drama film directed by Zabou Breitman and Eléa Gobé Mévellec. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival. The film is an adaption of the novel of the same name by Yasmina Khadra. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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