Ahead of its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival next week, the first English-subbed trailer for French animated feature The Swallows of Kabul (Les Hirondelles de Kaboul) has been released.

Directed by Zabou Breitman and Eléa Gobbé-Mevellec, the the watercolor-styled hand-drawn film will debut in the festival’s Un Certain Regard section.

Adapted from Yasmina Khadra’s 2002 novel of the same name, the project is a France/Luxembourg/Switzerland co-production, led by French studio Les Armateurs, and including the participation of Mélusine Productions, Close Up Films, Mystéo, and Hildegarde.