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The Breadwinner

  • 2017
  • PG-13
  • 1h 34m
IMDb RATING
7.7/10
30K
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POPULARITY
4,788
2,403
The Breadwinner (2017)
Parvana, a young girl living under the Taliban regime, cuts her hair and disguises herself as a boy in order to provide for her family after her father is imprisoned.
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In 2001, Afghanistan is under the control of the Taliban. When her father is captured, a determined young girl disguises herself as a boy in order to provide for her family.In 2001, Afghanistan is under the control of the Taliban. When her father is captured, a determined young girl disguises herself as a boy in order to provide for her family.In 2001, Afghanistan is under the control of the Taliban. When her father is captured, a determined young girl disguises herself as a boy in order to provide for her family.

  • Director
    • Nora Twomey
  • Writers
    • Anita Doron
    • Deborah Ellis
  • Stars
    • Saara Chaudry
    • Soma Chhaya
    • Noorin Gulamgaus
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.7/10
    30K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    4,788
    2,403
    • Director
      • Nora Twomey
    • Writers
      • Anita Doron
      • Deborah Ellis
    • Stars
      • Saara Chaudry
      • Soma Chhaya
      • Noorin Gulamgaus
    • 124User reviews
    • 126Critic reviews
    • 78Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 24 wins & 55 nominations total

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    The Breadwinner: We Need Food Now
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    The Breadwinner: We Need Food Now
    The Breadwinner: The Decision
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    The Breadwinner: The Decision

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    Saara Chaudry
    Saara Chaudry
    • Parvana
    • (voice)
    Soma Chhaya
    • Shauzia
    • (voice)
    • (as Soma Bhatia)
    Noorin Gulamgaus
    Noorin Gulamgaus
    • Idrees
    • (voice)
    • …
    Laara Sadiq
    Laara Sadiq
    • Fattema
    • (voice)
    • …
    Ali Badshah
    Ali Badshah
    • Nurullah
    • (voice)
    • …
    Shaista Latif
    • Soraya
    • (voice)
    Kanza Feris
    • Sorceress
    • (voice)
    • …
    Kawa Ada
    • Razaq
    • (voice)
    Kane Mahon
    • Optician
    • (voice)
    • …
    Ali Kazmi
    Ali Kazmi
    • Darya
    • (voice)
    • …
    Mran Volkhard
    • Megaphone
    • (voice)
    • …
    Ezra Sholeh
    • Stall Seller
    • (voice)
    • (as Reza Sholeh)
    • …
    Lily Erlinghauser
    • Zaki
    • (voice)
    Wamiq Furoghudin
    • Prison Gatekeeper
    • (voice)
    Millad Hamidkohzad
    • Other Talib Boy
    • (voice)
    • …
    Salaman Hamidkohzad
    • Male Shopper
    • (voice)
    • …
    Abu Hashim Dostyar
    • Teen Boy
    • (voice)
    • …
    Sapeda Hashim Dostyar
    • Child Market Seller
    • (voice)
    • …
    • Director
      • Nora Twomey
    • Writers
      • Anita Doron
      • Deborah Ellis
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    9shineyturdspresident

    Wow, wow.

    It was good. Powerful film. As a writer, and a lover of a good story, this was a good story. A glimpse into the look of lives, human lives, that many seem to forget about whenever speaking about the middle east. It reminds me of a more, hopeful version of Grave of the fireflies. Again, a lot more hopeful, but no less powerful. Especially the ending. Worth watching.
    10veinctor

    This is why 2d animation will never die.

    This movie gets a perfect score for me, but it's not for everyone.

    Recently I saw many movies and even animated movies. But they were all made to impress in cheap ways such as huge stakes, awesome CGI and well known actors. The Breadwinner for me does so much more with so much less.

    This movie however is about characters you wouldn't normally care about. About a story so far from your living room that you wont bother to check. And yet, this is why it touched me. It's a realistic take of a distant world. The characters and situations are as down to earth as possible, even compared to live action movies. The soul this movie has, with the small stakes of a poor family and even how a girl copes with the loss of her brother, is what most directors and writers fail to deliver. The movie gives many cultural elements of how an Afgan family lives, how men differ from women and how the whole city works.

    I had to check and see if everything depicted in the movie was real in some way. This was a fictional story but so well crafted that left me stunned. I thought it could be a biography like the 10 year old cartoon movie Persepolis (which has similar style and setting) but it's not.

    The description of this movie "an 11-year-old girl who cuts off her hair and dresses like a boy to support her family", put me off at first because it reminded me of Mulan. This may not be a blockbuster but it is a superior film made by a smaller company.
    8Jithindurden

    Criminally underseen gem

    This is the kind of film that should be celebrated on account of its various political stands all the while presenting a disillusioned tale of the life especially for women and children in an oppressive society that has been shaped not only due to an idiosyncratic yet terrifying form of fundamentalist religion but also because of the continuous warfare of the Afghan region that always treat them as collateral damage. In a lot of fields, this film surpasses a lot of other films that are being celebrated in 2017 for exactly those fields.
    8DogePelis2015

    The sad reality of Afghanistan

    Cartoon Saloon shows us a moving story in Afghanistan; the plot is good, the characters are charismatic, the animation is excellent and the soundtrack is very good; I highly recommend it.
    CinemaClown

    There's Pixar. There's Laika. There's Studio Ghibli. And Now There's Cartoon Saloon.

    From the creators of The Secret of Kells & Song of the Sea comes an unexpectedly bleak, depressing & powerfully evocative story that's crafted with the same passion, devotion & intimacy as their previous efforts, and paints a dark, disturbing & daring portrait of life under the regime of terror. Arresting, enchanting & thoroughly captivating, The Breadwinner is another winning feature from Cartoon Saloon that not only establishes them as a strong creative force but also catapults them into the same league as Pixar, Laika & Studio Ghibli.

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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      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.
    • Goofs
      According to sources the film takes place in 2001. But the currency used in the film is Afghani which wasn't introduced until 2003.
    • Quotes

      Parvana: [Last Lines] Raise your words, not your voice. It is rain that makes the flowers grow, not thunder.

    • Connections
      Featured in 75th Golden Globe Awards (2018)
    • Soundtracks
      The Crown Sleeps
      Performed by Felicity Williams and Elaha Soroor

      Original Song by Qais Essar

      Lyrics by Joshua Hill

      Arranged and Produced by Aaron Lightstone and Justin Gray

      Mixed and Remastered by Justin Gray

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    • Release date
      • November 17, 2017 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Ireland
      • Canada
      • Luxembourg
      • United States
      • France
    • Official sites
      • Aircraft Pictures (Canada)
      • Cartoon Saloon (Ireland)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Cô Bé Dũng Cảm
    • Production companies
      • Aircraft Pictures
      • Cartoon Saloon
      • Mélusine Productions
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $313,215
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $17,395
      • Nov 19, 2017
    • Gross worldwide
      • $2,790,214
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    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 34 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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