KABUL
A series by Kasia Adamik & Olga Chajdas
Synopsis
The Americans and their NATO allies have pledged to leave Afghanistan by 31 August. The Taliban offensive is advancing steadily towards the city. While French, Italian, German and American diplomatic and military personnel were preparing to leave, the Nazany family was in denial about the situation. But within hours, Kabul fell to the Taliban. It was 15 August. While the panicked population rushed to the French embassy - the only one still open - or to the international airport, the Western services tried to impose order on the gigantic chaos, to save what could be saved. Scattered across the city, in the grip of panic and chaos, the Nazany will have to fight to flee, to find themselves... and to survive.
Technical Details
Genre: Thriller, Drama - Series (6x52’)
Directed by : Kasia Adamik, Olga Chajdas
Written by : Olivier Demangel, Thomas Finkielkraut
With the collaboration of Joé Lavy
Starring : Jonathan Zaccaï, Thibault Evrard, Olivier Rabourdin, Jeanne Goursaud, Ludwig Blochberger, Gianmarco Saurino, Valentina Cervi, Vassilis Koukalani, Shervin Alenabi, Darina Al Joundi
Producers: Thibault Gast and Matthias Weber (24 25 Films), Fabienne Servan Schreiber and Charlotte Ortiz (Cinétévé)
Co-producers: France Télévisions, ZDF, New8 and Cosmote TV
With the participation of : Panache Productions, La Compagnie Cinématographique and Blonde Productions
In association with : RAI
With the support of: Procirep-Angoa, CNC and Tax Shelter of the Belgian Federal Government with the support of Wallimage
International distribution: Mediawan Rights
Press Review
"When the producers Cinétévé and 24 25 Films presented us with this project just two years ago, we knew straight away that we were looking at an extraordinary series, one that would stand out for its artistic rigour and the impact of its subject on our collective memory. Our partners ZDF and RAI Fiction from the European Alliance were also quick to point this out enthusiastically. The fall of Kabul was a political event and a major human tragedy in the summer of 2021.
The authors, Olivier Demangel and Thomas Finkielkraut, have succeeded in setting an organically international series to music with force and emotion. They have multiplied the points of view on these last historic days of the capture of Kabul by the Taliban and its evacuation by Westerners and the Afghans most in danger. At the heart of this story is an Afghan family that we follow throughout the series, highlighting the tragedy of the situation, the fight still to be waged for Afghan women, and Western diplomatic dilemmas."
- Manuel Alduy, Director of Film, Young Adult and International Drama
FranceTvPro - 04/04/2024
Revue de presse
"Quand les producteurs Cinétévé et 24 25 Films nous ont présenté ce projet il y a tout juste deux ans, nous savions tout de suite que nous étions face à une série hors-norme, qui s’imposait par son exigence artistique et l’impact de son sujet dans notre mémoire collective. Ce fut également le constat rapide et enthousiaste de nos partenaires ZDF et RAI Fiction de l’Alliance européenne. La chute de Kaboul a été un événement politique et un drame humain majeur au cours de l’été 2021.Les auteurs, Olivier Demangel et Thomas Finkielkraut, sont parvenus à mettre en musique, avec force et émotion, une série organiquement internationale. Ils ont multiplié les points de vue sur ces derniers jours historiques de la prise de Kaboul par les talibans et son évacuation par les Occidentaux et les Afghans les plus en danger. Au cœur de cette histoire, une famille afghane que nous suivons tout au long de la série, mettant en lumière le tragique de la situation, le combat qu’il reste à mener pour les femmes afghanes, et les dilemmes diplomatiques occidentaux." Manuel Alduy, Directeur du cinéma et des fictions jeunes adultes et internationales - FranceTvPro - 04/04/2024