The Swallows of Kabul

1h 21min

Animation

Drama

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.

Production Companies

Les Armateurs

Close Up Films

RTS

KNM

Melusine Productions

ARTE France Cinéma

Cast

Simon Abkarian

Simon Abkarian

Atiq (voice)
Zita Hanrot

Zita Hanrot

Zunaira (voice)
Swann Arlaud

Swann Arlaud

Mohsen (voice)
Hiam Abbass

Hiam Abbass

Mussarat (voice)
Jean-Claude Deret

Jean-Claude Deret

Nazish (voice)
Sébastien Pouderoux

Sébastien Pouderoux

Qassim (voice)
Serge Bagdassarian

Serge Bagdassarian

Mollah (voice)
Michel Jonasz

Michel Jonasz

Professeur Arash Bayazid (voice)
Pascal Elbé

Pascal Elbé

Mirza (voice)

Release date

4th Sep 2019

Status

Released

Spoken languages

Français