The Breadwinner

Parvana is an 11-year-old girl who lives in Kabul under the Taliban's Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (1996–2001). Her father, Nurullah, is a former school teacher who became a hawker after losing his left leg in the Soviet–Afghan War. One day, during supper, he is unjustly arrested after a volatile young Taliban thug, Idrees, thinks he insulted him earlier while the two were selling goods in the market. Because the Taliban forbids women from going out without a male relative, Parvana's family is left without the means to support themselves, as her elder brother Sulayman died years ago, leaving her, her mother Fattema, her elder sister Soraya, and her youngest infant brother Zaki. When Parvana and her mother try to go to the prison to appeal Nurullah's arrest, a thug beats Fattema and threatens to arrest them if they go outside again. Parvana comforts Zaki by telling the story of a boy on a quest to retrieve his village's seeds from the evil Elephant King.

MPAA Rating:PG-13
Genre:Animation, Drama, Family
Country:Canada, Ireland, Luxembourg
Produced By:StÉPhan Roelants, Gerry Shirren, Anthony Leo, Angelina Jolie, Tomm Moore, Mimi Polk Gitlin, Nora Keely, Karim Amer, Paul Young, Jehane Noujaim, Andrew Rosen
Directed By:Nora Twomey
Written By:Deborah Ellis, Anita Doron
Cast:Noorin Gulamgaus, Ali Kazmi, Shaista Latif, Reza Sholeh, Kanza Feris, Saara Chaudry, Ali Badshah, Kane Mahon, Soma Bhatia, Kawa Ada, Laara Sadiq
In Theaters:Nov 17, 2017
Runtime:1 hour 34 minutes
Production:Aircraft Pictures, Cartoon Saloon, Mélusine Productions
Box Office:$313,215
Available On:Amazon, Itunes, Vudu
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