FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL
13 Days, 13 Nights (13 jours, 13 nuits)
As Kabul falls to the Taliban, a small group inside the French Embassy races against time to organise a desperate evacuation — where every decision could mean survival or catastrophe.
Director
Martin Bourboulon (The Three Musketeers: D'Artagnan)
Actors
Roschdy Zem • Lyna Khoudri • Sidse Babett Knudsen • Christophe Montenez • Yan Tual
1h 52m • Rated TBC • Thriller, War, True Story • France, Belgium • In French, English & Dari with Eng subs
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13 Days, 13 Nights (13 jours, 13 nuits)
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Roschdy Zem anchors the film with a commanding, quietly authoritative performance, matched by Lyna Khoudri, whose presence brings urgency and humanity to the unfolding crisis. The tension rarely lets up, yet what lingers is the human connection at its core — acts of courage, negotiation, and compassion in the face of chaos. It’s a film that places you right there in the moment, where history isn’t something remembered, but something survived.
Film Notes
A gripping real-time account of courage under pressure.
Set against the terrifying final days of Kabul’s fall, 13 Days, 13 Nights unfolds with urgent, ticking-clock intensity.. Martin Bourboulon draws the audience inside the walls of the French Embassy, where order must be maintained even as the world outside collapses. The film captures not just the mechanics of evacuation, but the moral weight carried by those forced to make impossible choices under extreme pressure.