The Swallows of Kabul

Directed by Zabou Breitman, Eléa Gobbé-Mévellec

Produced by Les Armateurs, Close Up Films

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.