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The Swallows of Kabul (film)

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The Swallows of Kabul
Film poster
Directed byZabou Breitman
Éléa Gobbé-Mévellec
Screenplay byZabou Breitman
Patricia Mortagne
Sébastien Tavel
Based onThe Swallows of Kabul
by Yasmina Khadra
Produced byMichel Merkt
Reginald de Guillebon
Starring
Edited byFrançoise Bernard
Music byAlexis Rault
Production
companies
Les Armateurs
Mélusine Productions
Close Up Films
Release date
  • 16 May 2019 (2019-05-16) (Cannes)
Running time
81 minutes
CountriesFrance
Switzerland
Luxembourg
Monaco
LanguageFrench
Box office$2.4 million[1]

The Swallows of Kabul (French: Les hirondelles de Kaboul) is a 2019 internationally co-produced adult animated psychological drama film[2] directed by Zabou Breitman and Eléa Gobé Mévellec.[3] It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival.[4] The film is an adaption of the novel of the same name by Yasmina Khadra.

Cast

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Reception

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After being screened at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival, OneOfUs.net called it a "great piece of animation and a very interesting character study that constantly keeps you emotionally invested and guessing as to what is going to happen next".[5]

Accolades

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Year Award Category Recipient Result
2018 Annecy International Animated Film Festival Gan Foundation Award for Distribution The Swallows of Kabul Won[6]
2019 Cannes Film Festival Un Certain Regard The Swallows of Kabul Nominated[7]
European Film Awards European Animated Feature Film The Swallows of Kabul Nominated[8]
2020 César Award Best Animated Film The Swallows of Kabul Nominated[9]

References

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  1. ^ "The Swallows of Kabul". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  2. ^ The Swallows of Kabul (2019) - Zabou Breitman, Eléa Gobbé-Mévellec | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie, retrieved 8 May 2022
  3. ^ "The Screenings Guide 2019". 9 May 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  4. ^ "Cannes festival 2019: full list of films". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  5. ^ Kur, Maciej (18 July 2019). "Infestation: Annecy Animation Festival 2019: The Swallows of Kabul". One of Us.
  6. ^ "Annecy Festival Award Winners 2018". Annecy International Animated Film Festival. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  7. ^ "Cannes Film Festival 2019 Un Certain Regard Nominee - The Swallows of Kabul". Cannes Film Festival. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  8. ^ "European Film Awards 2019 Nominations". European Film Awards. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  9. ^ "César Award 2020 - Nominee The Swallows of Kabul". César Award. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
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