The Swallows of Kabul

2019
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The Swallows of Kabul
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Title: The Swallows of Kabul

Original Title: Les hirondelles de Kaboul

Year: 2019

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Plot

It is the summer of 1998. Kabul, Afghanistan, is under the Taliban regime, which imposes laws based on the strictest version of the Qu'ran. Atiq is a jail guard that is starting to doubt if he should continue to follow the Taliban system rules. His wife Mussarat is very ill, so much so that Atiq worries for her life.Meanwhile, Zunaira and Mohsen are a young couple in love. Besides the daily violence and repression, they both dream of better future: he wants to be a teacher at a free school, whilst she is a painter that loves art. One day, a foolish gesture will change their lives irrevocably. The fate of both couples will be tangled.

This is a story based on the best-selling novel 'Les hirondelles de Kaboul' written by Yasmina Khadra in 2002. The script adaptation has been done by Zabou Breitman ('Entre amis', 'Baden baden'), Sébastien Tavel and Patricia Mortagne. The story shows the daily violence: public executions, religious imposition, the strict rule of wearing the burka for the women,...

This french animation film is directed by Zabou Breitman and Eléa Gobbé-Mévellec, with Breitman also writing the script. The cast includes Zita Hanrot ('Fatima', 'The Hook Up Plan'), Simon Abkarian ('Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem'), Hiam Abbass ('Insyriated') and Swann Arlaud ('By the Grace of God').

Cast

Zita Hanrot

Zita Hanrot

Zunaira (voz francesa)

Simon Abkarian

Simon Abkarian

Atiq (voz francesa)

Swann Arlaud

Swann Arlaud

Mohsen (voz francesa)

Hiam Abbass

Hiam Abbass

Mussarat (voz francesa)

Pascal Elbé

Pascal Elbé

Mirza (voz francesa)

Videos

'The Swallows of Kabul' clip #2 1:27
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Trivia

Voices

The taping of the voices was done in four days.

Original plan

The co-writer of ' The Swallows of Kabul' Sébastien Tavel wanted to make a movie with real actors (not animated), taped in Kabul and with the dialogue spoken in Dari, an afghan language. This idea was dismiss due to severe financial issues.

Watercolor

The director Zabou Breitman chose to make the animation with watercolor style after seeing Éléa Gobbé-Mévellec project for the film. Breitman convinced Gobbé-Mévellec to co-direct the film with her. Th script was modified to match better with the animations.

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