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A girl cuts her hair, becomes a boy, and learns the price of bread costs everything.
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79
IMDb
77
Rotten Tomatoes
95
Audience Score
88
Google
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The Breadwinner (2017)

quietly devastatingfiercefolk-tale woven

Overview

AnimationFamilyDramaWar

A headstrong young girl in Afghanistan, ruled by the Taliban, disguises herself as a boy in order to provide for her family.

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Content warning
based on novel or bookfamilyadult animationfather daughter relationshipafghanistancartoondisguisegenderarranged marriagefather+5 more

Standout Aspects

Writing

Deborah Ellis adaptation that trusts kids with complexity.

Direction

Twomey builds dread through silence, not spectacle.

Best for:Solo: When you need to ugly-cry in private and process later.·Family: With teens ready for uncomfortable truths about the world.
Heads up:Violence: Implied beating of imprisoned father; Taliban cruelty off-screen but felt.·Emotional: Multiple child separations; ending bittersweet not happily-ever-after.
Nora Twomey

Director

Nora Twomey

ReleasedNov 17, 2017
Runtime1h 34m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacesteady
Intensityhigh
Tonedark
Feelheavy
Revenue$312.4K
Cartoon Saloon
Aircraft Pictures

Top Cast

Saara Chaudry

Saara Chaudry

Parvana (voice)

Soma Bhatia

Soma Bhatia

Shauzia (voice)

Noorin Gulamgaus

Noorin Gulamgaus

Idrees / Sulayman (voice)

Laara Sadiq

Laara Sadiq

Fattema / Old Woman (voice)

Ali Badshah

Ali Badshah

Nurullah / Talib Security Man (voice)

Shaista Latif

Shaista Latif

Soraya (voice)

Kanza Feris

Kanza Feris

Old Woman / Woman in Courtyard (voice)

Kane Mahon

Kane Mahon

Optician / Kiln Owner Talib / Crowd Voices (voice)

Mran Volkhard

Mran Volkhard

Megaphone Voice / Shopkeeper (voice)

Ezra Sholeh

Ezra Sholeh

Apple Seller / Guard / Teen Boy 2 / Crowd Voices (voice)

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Cultural

Co-produced with Afghan animators; voice cast includes actual Afghan-Canadian women refugees.

Insight

The bread itself becomes character—every transaction reveals who's allowed to participate in public life.

YouTube

The Breadwinner Trailer #1 (2017) | Movieclips Indie

The Breadwinner Trailer #1 (2017) | Movieclips Indie

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