The Swallows of Kabul
Taste attributes: animationdramawarfresh & originalheavyimaginaryintricatelinearbig & variedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshiphuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardy
Boxlist takeA stirring animated film, heightened rather than true to life. Best if you like stories that hit hard.
Taste details
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score
Quality rating
7.8 /10
TMDB · 142 votes
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What lines up
- Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
- Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
- Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism
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Synopsis
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.
Synopsis: TMDB
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Details
- Genre
- Animation
- Year
- 2019
- Runtime
- 81 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- ARTE
- Taste scores
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Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
