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The Breadwinner

DVD - 2018 DVD Animation Breadwinner 1 On Shelf No requests on this item Community Rating: 4.8 out of 5

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Based on the book by Deborah Ellis.
Anamorphic wide screen (2.39:1).
Originally produced as an animated motion picture in 2017.
Bonus features: Introduction by director Nora Twomey and executive producer Angelina Jolie; audio commentary with the filmmakers; the making of "The breadwinner"; theatrical trailer.
Voices, Saara Chaudry, Soma Chhaya, Laara Sadiq, Shaista Latif, Kawa Ada, Ali Badshah, Noorin Gulamgaus.
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.
DVD; NTSC, region 1; Dolby digital 5.1.
Contents: Breadwinner series.

COMMUNITY REVIEWS

The breadwinner submitted by yufamily on August 2, 2018, 1:49pm I like it a lot.

The Breadwinner submitted by lstorc on July 23, 2019, 11:15am The Breadwinner will hold you to the edge of your seat!

The Breadwinner submitted by Varshini on July 30, 2019, 11:07pm I watched this in my social studies class and just had to watch it again! The Breadwinner is simply a beautiful movie. 5/5 stars

Captivating storytelling submitted by wendylv on August 12, 2019, 9:03am Wow. This is a beautifully told story about the courage and resourcefulness of a young girl to survive and protect her family under Taliban rule in 2001 Afghanistan. The animation brings to life the fantastic fairy tale woven throughout the modern-day story but also does not shy away from the harshness and cruelty that the family lives under. The injustice and violence are especially heartbreaking when you know there really are millions of families like Parvana's who do not get the same hopeful ending hers does.