The Swallows of Kabul (2019) Movie poster and book cover compared.

The Swallows of Kabul

Zabou Breitman, Eléa Gobbé-Mévellec, 2019

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Swallows of Kabul
Yasmina Khadra, 2002

The Swallows of Kabul is a movie directed by Zabou Breitman and Eléa Gobbé-Mévellec in 2019 and based on the book Swallows of Kabul by Yasmina Khadra, first published in 2002. The movie features Simon Abkarian, Zita Hanrot, Swann Arlaud, Hiam Abbass, Jean-Claude Deret, Sébastien Pouderoux, and others.

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RATING

7.3

/ 10

Movie Poster: The Swallows of Kabul (Zabou Breitman, Eléa Gobbé-Mévellec, 2019)

7.3

/ 10

Book Cover: Swallows of Kabul (Yasmina Khadra, 2002)

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Storyline

Summer 1998, Kabul in ruins is occupied by the Taliban. In love despite the daily violence and misery, Mohsen and Zunaira want to believe in the future. But a senseless act by Mohsen will upset their lives forever.

Movie vs Book

Year

2019

Minutes

81

Movie Rate

7.30

Source: IMDb

Movie

The Swallows of Kabul

Original title: Les hirondelles de Kaboul

Country: France

Year: 2019

Length: 1h21m

Year

2002

Pages

195

Book Rate

7.32

S: Goodreads

Book

Swallows of Kabul

Original title: Les Hirondelles de Kaboul

Country: Algeria

First published in: 2002

Length: 195 pages

Genre: Fiction

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