Title: The Breadwinner
Original Title: The Breadwinner
Year: 2017
Info
- Country: Ireland France
- Length: 94 Minutes (1 hour 34 min)
- Budget: €9,666,038
- Genre: Animation Family Drama
- Studios: Cartoon Saloon Mélusine Productions
- Distributor: El Sur Films
- Age rating: 12 (Suitable for 12 years and over)
Release Dates
- UK: May 25 2018
- United States: November 17 2017
Plot
Parvana's father used to be a teacher but the war turned him into a merchant. He teaches his daughter the importance of history. Their country has suffer from countless occupations over the years. She regularly accompanies her father on his trips to the market of their hometown, where he sells various items along with his skills for writing and reading. One day he is arrested by one member of the Taliban, and his family is left without means to survive. Without an adult male relative women are not allowed to leave the house or to make money, and after Parvana's attempt to get food becomes a disaster. She decides to dress as a boy in order to get the provisions. Everything works just fine for a while, but the rest of the family leave the city while Parvana works to look for a husband for the eldest daughter and they get caught into a trap.
Awards
- 2018 Academy Awards (Oscars): 1 0
- 2018 Golden Globes: 1 0
Cast
Director:
Parvana (Voz)
Darya (Voz)
Fattema (Voz)
Shauzia (voz)
Idrees/Sulayman (voz)
Nurullah/ Seguridad Taliban (voz)
Soraya (voz)
Videos
'El pan de la guerra' Subtitled Trailer
June 8 2019
'The Breadwinner' Official Trailer
February 15 2018
August 3 2017
Photos
Trivia
The singing of a girl
The singing of a girl heard in moments of hope is a recording of the Nahid Women Choir of the Aghanistan National Institute of Music made in Kabul. This choir is also heard singing at the very end of the end credits.
Afghan actors
Many of the characters, particularly the main characters, are voiced by Afghan actors.
Poetry by Rumi
The book that's being read in the real world and the fantasy world sequences in the film is the same. It's a volume of poetry by Rumi.
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