The breadwinner, an Aircraft Pictures, Cartoon Saloon, Melusine Productions film ; produced by Anthony Leo, Andrew Rosen, Paul Young, Tomm Moore, Stephan Roelants ; screenplay by Anita Doron ; screen story by Deborah Ellis ; directed by Nora Twomey
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The breadwinner, an Aircraft Pictures, Cartoon Saloon, Melusine Productions film ; produced by Anthony Leo, Andrew Rosen, Paul Young, Tomm Moore, Stephan Roelants ; screenplay by Anita Doron ; screen story by Deborah Ellis ; directed by Nora Twomey
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eng
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MPAA rating: PG-13; for thematic material including some violent images
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The breadwinner
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an Aircraft Pictures, Cartoon Saloon, Melusine Productions film ; produced by Anthony Leo, Andrew Rosen, Paul Young, Tomm Moore, Stephan Roelants ; screenplay by Anita Doron ; screen story by Deborah Ellis ; directed by Nora Twomey
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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
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adult
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animation
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