The breadwinner, an Aircraft Pictures, Cartoon Saloon, Melusine Productions film in association with Jolie Pas Productions ; directed by Nora Twomey ; screen story by Deborah Ellis ; screenplay by Anita Doron ; produced by Anthony Leo, Tomm Moore, Andrew Rosen, Paul Young, Stephan Roelants
Type
Label
The breadwinner, an Aircraft Pictures, Cartoon Saloon, Melusine Productions film in association with Jolie Pas Productions ; directed by Nora Twomey ; screen story by Deborah Ellis ; screenplay by Anita Doron ; produced by Anthony Leo, Tomm Moore, Andrew Rosen, Paul Young, Stephan Roelants
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
MPAA rating: PG-13; for thematic material including some violent images
Main title
The breadwinner
Medium
videorecording
Oclc number
1022567148
Responsibility statement
an Aircraft Pictures, Cartoon Saloon, Melusine Productions film in association with Jolie Pas Productions ; directed by Nora Twomey ; screen story by Deborah Ellis ; screenplay by Anita Doron ; produced by Anthony Leo, Tomm Moore, Andrew Rosen, Paul Young, Stephan Roelants
Runtime
93
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
general
Technique
animation
Classification
Contributor
- Moore, Tomm, 1977-
- Danna, Jeff
- Gulamgaus, Noorin
- Danna, Mychael
- Cartoon Saloon (Firm)
- Mélusine Productions
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm)
- Ellis, Deborah, 1960-
- Chhaya, Soma
- Latif, Shaista
- Doron, Anita, 1974-
- Sadiq, Laara
- Rosen, Andrew, (Producer)
- Aircraft Pictures (Firm)
- Byrne, Darragh, (Film editor)
- Twomey, Nora
- Leo, Anthony
- Badshah, Ali
- Jolie Pas (Firm)
- Cauhdarī, Sārah
- Ada, Kawa
Genre
Subject
- Sex role -- Afghanistan -- Drama
- Children's DVDs
- Imagination -- Juvenile films
- Women's rights -- Afghanistan -- Drama
- Sex role -- Afghanistan -- Juvenile films
- Taliban -- Juvenile films
- Taliban -- Drama
- Girls -- Afghanistan -- Juvenile films
- Film adaptations
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- DVDs
- Feature films
- Fiction films
- Animated films
- Imagination -- Drama
- Girls -- Afghanistan -- Drama
- Women's rights -- Afghanistan -- Juvenile films
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- Danna, Jeff
- Gulamgaus, Noorin
- Danna, Mychael
- Cartoon Saloon (Firm)
- Mélusine Productions
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm)
- Ellis, Deborah, 1960-
- Chhaya, Soma
- Latif, Shaista
- Doron, Anita, 1974-
- Sadiq, Laara
- Rosen, Andrew, (Producer)
- Aircraft Pictures (Firm)
- Byrne, Darragh, (Film editor)
- Twomey, Nora
- Leo, Anthony
- Badshah, Ali
- Jolie Pas (Firm)
- Cauhdarī, Sārah
- Ada, Kawa
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- Subject17
- Sex role -- Afghanistan -- Drama
- Children's DVDs
- Imagination -- Juvenile films
- Women's rights -- Afghanistan -- Drama
- Sex role -- Afghanistan -- Juvenile films
- Taliban -- Juvenile films
- Taliban -- Drama
- Girls -- Afghanistan -- Juvenile films
- Film adaptations
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- DVDs
- Feature films
- Fiction films
- Animated films
- Imagination -- Drama
- Girls -- Afghanistan -- Drama
- Women's rights -- Afghanistan -- Juvenile films
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