Poster of the movie The Swallows of Kabul (2019)

The Swallows of Kabul

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7.5
French

In the ruins of a silently sad city, under the hot summer sun of 1998 Kabul and the Taliban rule, various characters struggle to overcome a cruel reality marked by oppression and suffering. On the one hand, the young couple in love, Mohsen and Zunaira, dream of a better future, while, on the other hand, the despondent prison warden, Atiq, can only pray for his terminally-ill wife, Mussarat.

  • Screenshot #1 from The Swallows of Kabul (2019)
  • Screenshot #2 from The Swallows of Kabul (2019)
  • Screenshot #3 from The Swallows of Kabul (2019)
Storyline 

In the ruins of a silently sad city, under the hot summer sun of 1998 Kabul and the Taliban rule, various characters struggle to overcome a cruel reality marked by oppression and suffering. On the one hand, the young couple in love, Mohsen and Zunaira, dream of a better future, while, on the other hand, the despondent prison warden, Atiq, can only pray for his terminally-ill wife, Mussarat.

Will the tireless swallows of Kabul ever return home?

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