The Swallows of Kabul

Name: The Swallows of Kabul
Genre: Animation, Drama
Released: 2019-09-04T00:00:00.000Z
Duration: 81 min
Rating: 7.8
Cast: Simon Abkarian, Zita Hanrot, Swann Arlaud, Hiam Abbass, Jean-Claude Deret

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.

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SWITCH.@maketheSWITCH

February 20, 2020

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

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