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The Breadwinner
Directed by
Nora Twomey
PG-13
2017
1h 34m
Animation
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7.7
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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.
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Cast of The Breadwinner
Saara Chaudry
Parvana (voice)
Soma Bhatia
Shauzia (voice)
Noorin Gulamgaus
Idrees / Sulayman (voice)
Laara Sadiq
Fattema / Old Woman (voice)
Ali Badshah
Nurullah / Talib Security Man (voice)
Shaista Latif
Soraya (voice)
Kanza Feris
Old Woman / Woman in Courtyard (voice)
Kawa Ada
Razaq (voice)
Kane Mahon
Optician / Kiln Owner Talib / Crowd Voices (voice)
Ali Kazmi
Cousin / Fruit Seller / Market Voices (voice)
Mran Volkhard
Megaphone Voice / Shopkeeper (voice)
Ezra Sholeh
Apple Seller / Guard / Teen Boy 2 / Crowd Voices (voice)
Lily Erlinghauser
Zaki (voice)
Wamiq Furoghudin
Prison Gatekeeper (voice)
Millad Hamidkohzad
Other Talib Boy / Guard 2 (voice)
Salaman Hamidkohzad
Male Shopper / Crowd Voices (voice)
Abu Hashim Dostyar
Teen Boy / Market Seller / Crowd Voices (voice)
Sapeda Hashim Dostyar
Child Market Seller / Crowd Voices (voice)
Ali Hassan
Haggling Man / Talib in the Alley / Round Man / Very Old Man (voice)
Finn Jackson Parle
Zaki (voice)
Enayat Mazaryar
Talib Teen / Thin Man / Talib Soldier / Crowd Voices (voice)
Patrick McGrath
Zaki (voice)
The Breadwinner Ratings & Reviews
San Francisco Chronicle
Walter V. Addiego
The film is honest enough not to exaggerate the beneficial results of Parvana's courageous act.
Arizona Republic
Barbara VanDenburgh
The animation is expressive, as lush and detailed as tapestry. Harsh landscapes shimmer with beauty, even when littered with the bones of landmines and abandoned tanks.
Austin Chronicle
Danielle White
But most importantly, they provide a window to others' experiences. And that's the first step toward empathy.
Chicago Reader
Ben Sachs
Children must grow up fast under such circumstances, and The Breadwinner derives its lasting sense of tragedy from its consideration of how they've been stripped of their childhood. There's a sad undercurrent to Parvana's fairy tale.
Village Voice
Sherilyn Connelly
On the heels of Ann Marie Fleming's joyful animated indie Window Horses comes Nora Twomey's thematically similar but far darker The Breadwinner.
leonardmaltin.com
Leonard Maltin
American families deserve to see this excellent film.The Breadwinneris a visually striking feature with a relatable young heroine; it is as fresh and relevant as any movie of 2017
RogerEbert.com
Peter Sobczynski
While the film may suffer when it comes to the details, it does have a certain undeniable power in its broad strokes.
Boston Globe
Mark Feeney
One can only salute the filmmakers' ambition and seriousness of purpose, but it's hard to see who "The Breadwinner" audience is.
Washington Post
Vanessa H. Larson
Visually captivating even when it's narratively uneven, the animated film "The Breadwinner" tells the story of a brave girl living in Afghanistan under the Taliban in the lead-up to the 2001 U.S. invasion.
Los Angeles Times
Kenneth Turan
In its power and its beauty, "The Breadwinner' reminds us that animation can be every bit as much of a medium for adults as it is for children.
Cinemaphile.org
David Keyes
The movie throbs with a confidence that is as alarming as it is heart-wrenching.
New York Times
Glenn Kenny
Harsh disappointments befall the characters, and they are depicted frankly, but in a way that encourages young viewers to form an affinity with the characters rather than cringe at terror.
The Daily Beast
Nick Schager
[The Breadwinner] is a harrowing-and spellbinding-exploration of life under Taliban rule.
The Hollywood Reporter
Sheri Linden
Jewel-bright and heart-wrenching.
Pittsburgh City Paper
Al Hoff
These excursions are exhilarating for their freedom, but also fraught with danger.
Variety
Peter Debruge
It directly confronts the misogyny and chauvinism of contemporary Afghanistan, while powerfully suggesting that storytelling is both a means of coping and a solution for change.
Slant Magazine
Diego Semerene
Cross-dressing in the story is merely a tool for survival, but such border-crossing is inevitably rife with unintended consequences beyond narrative ones.
Spirituality & Practice
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
An animated feature about a young girl who defies the Taliban in Afghanistan through her courage and storytelling.
TheWrap
Steve Pond
The Breadwinner is a glorious demonstration of the power of myth to deal with brutal reality, and the power of truth to animate myth.
North Shore Movies
Sean Burns
A dance between exhilarating escapades and unthinkable brutality, which though largely confined to offscreen spaces nonetheless lurks over the movie like a dark cloud.
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