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Name: The Breadwinner
Released: 2017-11-17
Cast: Saara Chaudry, Soma Chhaya, Laara Sadiq, Shaista Latif, Ali Badshah

The Breadwinner

PG-13
1h 34m
2017

95%

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Hailed as "the best animated feature of 2017" (IndieWire) and "nothing short of exceptional" (Variety), The Breadwinner is an inspiring and vibrantly animated tale about the power of stories to sustain hope and carry us through dark times. Parvana is an 11-year-old girl growing up under the Taliban in Afghanistan in 2001. When her father is wrongfully arrested, Parvana cuts off her hair and dresses like a boy in order to support her family. Working alongside her friend Shauzia, Parvana discovers a new world of freedom – and danger. With undaunted courage, Parvana draws strength from the fantastical stories she invents as she embarks on a quest to find her father and reunite her family.

Director:

Nora Twomey

Producer:

Anthony Leo, Andrew Rosen, Paul Young, Tomm Moore, Stephan Roelants

Writer:

Anita Doron

Cast:

Saara Chaudry, Soma Chhaya, Laara Sadiq, Shaista Latif, Ali Badshah

Rotten Tomatoes® Score

TOMATOMETER®

95%

Critics Consensus: The Breadwinner's stunning visuals are matched by a story that dares to confront sobering real-life issues with uncommon -- and richly rewarding -- honesty.

Reviews

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Kate Saccone

The Breadwinner is a beautifully-constructed yet grueling story of female bravery that feels both timeless and timely.

... An animation gem that exudes sensibility and strikes a difficult equilibrium: heart-wrenching without being a tearjerker, and emotional without becoming an artificial motivational speech. [Full review in Spanish]

Unlike the dismal box office hit The Boss Baby, here's a toon flick that fully deserved its Oscar nomination for Best Animated Feature.

August 31, 2021

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Richard Crouse

Beautifully animated, it's intense, inspiring and further proof that good storytelling is good storytelling regardless of milieu.

February 3, 2021

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