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The Swallow

2016 · 103 min

A quiet, searching journey through a scarred landscape, carrying a low ache of displacement and hope.

Directed by
Mano Khalil
Genres
Drama
Starring
Manon Pfrunder, Ismail Zagros, Lilian Naef
Overview
Mira, a young Swiss woman, comes to Iraqi Kurdistan to look for her lost father. There she meets Ramo, a Kurd who offers to be her interpreter and driver. So begins a journey through a troubled and beautiful land in search of belonging.

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Directed by
Mano Khalil
Genres
Drama
Starring
Manon Pfrunder, Ismail Zagros, Lilian Naef
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • identity
    • family
    • isolation
    • war
    • survival
    Places
    • countryside
    • road trip
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror1
    Humour2
    Realism8
    Romance2
    Tension4
    Darkness5
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight7

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Mano Khalil
    Starring
    Manon Pfrunder, Ismail Zagros, Lilian Naef, Christian Samuel Weber, Bangen Ali
    Runtime
    103 min
    Country
    Switzerland
    Languages
    English, German, Kurdish

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