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French Producers on Making ‘Kabul,’ a Drama-Thriller Depicting Chaotic Aftermath of Talibans’ Takeover With Personal Insight and International Scope (EXCLUSIVE)
French producers discuss the making of 'Kabul,' a thriller series set in the aftermath of Taliban’s sweep to power in Afghanistan in 2021.
Speaking to Variety along with Weber on the eve of “Kabul”‘s presentation at Series Mania, Servan-Schreiber says she was initially contacted by Jean-Michel Frodon, a film historian and journalist, who was looking for help to raise funds to buy plane tickets for a group of Afghan artists. As such, “Kabul” shot in English with an international cast including Jonathan Zaccaï (“Le bureau des legendes”), Darina Al Joundi (“The New Look”), Shervin Alenabi(“Tehran”), Eric Dane (“Euphoria”), Thibault Evrard (“The Night of the 12th”), Vassilis Kukalawi (“Kandahar”), Olivier Rabourdin (“Taken”), Jeanne Goursaud (“Pax Massilia”), Gianmarco Saurino (“L’estate piu Calda”), Ludwig Blochberger (“The Lives of Others”) and Valentina Cervi (“Medici: Masters of Florence”). Valérie Vleeschhouwer, Mediawan Rights’s managing director, said the company, which is rolling off ambitious projects such as “Zorro” and “The Count of Monte Cristo,” boarded “Kabul” at a “very early stage,” as it “aims at supporting high-end international productions and work with the best talents to bring the best IPs to a global audience.”
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