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The Breadwinner

The Breadwinner

20177.81h 34m

Overview

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

Directed by Nora Twomey
Written by Anita Doron, Deborah Ellis, Joshua Hill
Produced by Anthony Leo, Tomm Moore, Andrew Rosen
Box Office0Revenue: $312K

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)

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Kawa Ada

Razaq (voice)

Kane Mahon

Kane Mahon

Optician / Kiln Owner Talib / Crowd Voices (voice)

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Ali Kazmi

Cousin / Fruit Seller / Market Voices (voice)

Themes & Keywords

based on novel or bookarranged marriagecartoonimprisonmentafghanistanfathertalibanpovertyfamilydisguisegenderadult animationculturereligious intolerancebreadwinnerfather daughter relationship

About The Breadwinner

The Breadwinner is a animation, war, drama, family film released in 2017 exploring themes of based on novel or book, arranged marriage, cartoon, imprisonment, afghanistan, father. Directed by Nora Twomey, it stars Saara Chaudry, Soma Bhatia, Noorin Gulamgaus. 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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