Bibliograph

The breadwinner, Aircraft Pictures ; Cartoon Saloon [and others] ; screenplay by Anita Doron ; directed by Nora Twomey

Type

Label

The breadwinner, Aircraft Pictures ; Cartoon Saloon [and others] ; screenplay by Anita Doron ; directed by Nora Twomey

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Intended audience

MPAA rating: PG-13; for thematic material including some violent images

Main title

The breadwinner

Responsibility statement

Aircraft Pictures ; Cartoon Saloon [and others] ; screenplay by Anita Doron ; directed by Nora Twomey

Runtime

Summary

Parvana is an eleven-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

Target audience

adolescent

Technique

animation

Contributor