THE SWALLOWS OF KABUL
by Zabou Breitman, Éléa Gobbé-Mévellec
synopsis
Kabul under Taliban rule. Two neighborhoods and two couples. One conservative – Atiq and Mussarat have been married for 20 years and are deeply engrained in the traditions of Afghan life. Atiq works as the chief guard at the women’s prison. Mussarat is very ill and fights to remain a strong woman till the very end. One modern – young and in love, Zunaira and Mohsen are against all the same traditions. Under the Talibans, they’ve both lost their jobs as lawyer anduniversity teacher and have difficulties to make ends meet. They have to sell their few possessions to buy food. Yet they’re determined to maintain their modern values. One day, a stoning. Then an act of humiliation. Then a fight… and life takes an irrevocable turn. When the lives of these diametrically opposite couples become intertwined, sacrifice becomes the price to pay for love.
international title: | The Swallows of Kabul |
original title: | Les Hirondelles de Kaboul |
country: | France, Luxembourg, Switzerland |
sales agent: | Celluloid Dreams |
year: | 2019 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Zabou Breitman, Éléa Gobbé-Mévellec |
film run: | 80' |
release date: | FR 4/09/2019 |
screenplay: | Sébastien Tavel, Patricia Mortagne, Zabou Breitman |
film editing: | Françoise Bernard |
music: | Alexis Rault |
producer: | Michel Merkt |
co-producer: | Stephan Roelants |
executive producer: | Reginald de Guillebon |
line producer: | Ivan Rouveure |
production: | Les Armateurs, Mélusine Productions, Close Up Films, ARTE France Cinéma, RTS - Radio Télévision Suisse, KNM |
backing: | Eurimages |
distributor: | Memento Distribution |