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Work in Progress 2018: "The Swallows of Kabul" WIP Feature

  1. Overview
  2. Speakers
  3. Fact Sheet

Summer 1998 – Kabul is 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.

Speakers

  • Zabou BREITMAN
    Zabou BREITMAN

    Réalisatrice

  • Éléa GOBBÉ-MEVELLEC
    Éléa GOBBÉ-MEVELLEC

    Réalisatrice

  • Ivan ROUVEURE
    Ivan ROUVEURE

    Producteur
    LES ARMATEURS

The film

  • Film identity

    Original title: Les Hirondelles de Kaboul

    Directed by: Zabou BREITMAN, Éléa GOBBÉ-MEVELLEC

    Country: France, Luxembourg, Switzerland

    Running time: 01 h 21 min

  • Technique

    Category: WIP Feature

    Techniques used: Drawing on paper, rotoscope

    Process: Colour

    Target public: Young adults, Adults

  • Credits

    Directed by: Zabou BREITMAN, Éléa GOBBÉ-MEVELLEC

    Production: LES ARMATEURS

    Distribution: MEMENTO INTERNATIONAL

    Based on: "Les Hirondelles de Kaboul", Yasmina Khadra