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The Breadwinner

A headstrong young girl in Afghanistan, ruled by the Taliban, disguises herself as a boy in order to provide for her family.

Director

Nora Twomey

Year

Genre

animation, war, drama

Box Office

$313,215

Production

Aircraft Pictures,Cartoon Saloon,Melusine Productions,Jolie Pas

Awards

Nominated for 1 Oscar. 22 wins & 56 nominations total

Homepage

http://www.cartoonsaloon.ie/work/the-breadwinner/

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Parvana

Shauzia

Idrees

Noorin Gulamgaus

Fattema

Nurullah

Soraya (voice)

Sorceress / Woman in Courtyard (voice)

Razaq

Optician / Kiln Owner / Crowd Voices (voice)

Darya / Fruit Juice Vendor / Jail Warden / Various (voice)

Megaphone / Market Seller (voice)

Stall Seller / Fruit Seller / Guard Man on Bike / Teenage Boy #2 (voice)

Zaki (voice)

Lily Erlinghauser

Prison Gatekeeper (voice)

Wamiq Furoghudin

Other Talib Boy / Guard #2 (voice)

Millad Hamidkohzad

Male Shopper / Crowd Voices (voice)

Salaman Hamidkohzad

Teen Boy / Market Seller / Crowd Voices (voice)

Abu Hashim Dostyar

Child Market Seller / Crowd Voices (voice)

Sapeda Hashim Dostyar

Haggling Old Man / Beating Talib / Horse / Round Man / Very Old Man (voice)

Zaki (voice)

Finn Jackson Parle

Talib Teen / Thin Man / Talib Soldier / Crowd Voices (voice)

Enayat Mazaryar

Zaki (voice)

Patrick McGrath

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Parvana Nurullah Shauzia Idrees Razaq Fattema

Anything written Anything read - The Breadwinner

Anything written Anything read

Women should not go outside and attract unnecessary attention - The Breadwinner

Women should not go outside and attract unnecessary...

Why don't you tell me
about our nomadic ancestors - The Breadwinner

Why don't you tell me about our nomadic ancestors

- (Baba) Well?
- 2000 years ago... - The Breadwinner

- (Baba) Well? - 2000 years ago...

'There was a Bactrian princess, - The Breadwinner

'There was a Bactrian princess,

I have no son at home except an infant.
I need my daughter to help me. - The Breadwinner

I have no son at home except an infant. I need my daughter t...

(Gasps) - The Breadwinner

I have joined the Taliban
and now I fight the enemies of Islam. - The Breadwinner

I have joined the Taliban and now I fight the enemies of Isl...

Well if I am an enemy,
then for my sins God has taken my leg. - The Breadwinner

Well if I am an enemy, then for my sins God has taken my leg...

I lost my leg in the war.
The war we fought together. - The Breadwinner

I lost my leg in the war. The war we fought together.

She's old enough to marry!
I'll be looking for a wife soon. - The Breadwinner

She's old enough to marry! I'll be looking for a w...

- Well, she should cover herself properly!
- Maybe you should stop looking at her. - The Breadwinner

- Well, she should cover herself properly! - Maybe you shoul...

- What did you say to me?
- I said, stop looking at her! - The Breadwinner

- What did you say to me? - I said, stop looking at her!

You watch what you say That's enough Come on - The Breadwinner

You watch what you say That's enough Come on

(Sighs) - The Breadwinner

That's my girl.
Let's go home now. - The Breadwinner

That's my girl. Let's go home now.

(Gasps) - The Breadwinner

- I want you playing and telling stories.
- I'm too old for that now. - The Breadwinner

- I want you playing and telling stories. - I'm too old...

Too old for stories?
You've always loved stories. - The Breadwinner

Too old for stories? You've always loved stories.

Well, we'll hold off for a bit.
I think business will pick up. - The Breadwinner

Well, we'll hold off for a bit. I think business will p...

Well, what about a little story
before dinner - The Breadwinner

Well, what about a little story before dinner

(Sighs) Don't be in such a hurry
to grow up, my sweet girl. - The Breadwinner

(Sighs) Don't be in such a hurry to grow up, my sweet g...

We're out of water.
You didn't bring enough this morning. - The Breadwinner

We're out of water. You didn't bring enough this m...

When I was young enough to fetch water,
the buckets were never empty. - The Breadwinner

When I was young enough to fetch water, the buckets were nev...

(Soraya) Either you go out
and get more water after dinner, - The Breadwinner

(Soraya) Either you go out and get more water after dinner,

- How are you feeling?
- Better, now that you're here. - The Breadwinner

- How are you feeling? - Better, now that you're here.

(Parvana) Maybe if you didn't wash
your hair so much, - The Breadwinner

(Parvana) Maybe if you didn't wash your hair so much,

Hm? The things always look better
when your belly is full. - The Breadwinner

Hm? The things always look better when your belly is full.

Baby Zaki! Baby Zaki! Zaki! - The Breadwinner

Baby Zaki! Baby Zaki! Zaki!

- No, Mamajan! No, Mamajan!
- There. There you go. - The Breadwinner

- No, Mamajan! No, Mamajan! - There. There you go.

- (Zaki gurgles)
- Don't eat all the raisins, Parvana. - The Breadwinner

- (Zaki gurgles) - Don't eat all the raisins, Parvana.

Why don't you give him
that big raisin on your chin, Soraya? - The Breadwinner

Why don't you give him that big raisin on your chin, So...

- (Knocking)
- (Idrees) He's in there! - The Breadwinner

- (Knocking) - (Idrees) He's in there!

- (Indistinct shouting)
- Nurullah Alisai! - The Breadwinner

- (Indistinct shouting) - Nurullah Alisai!

You must come with us quietly,
or it will be worse for you! - The Breadwinner

You must come with us quietly, or it will be worse for you!

- Mamajan!
- (Zaki cries) - The Breadwinner

- Mamajan! - (Zaki cries)

But if they let Baba go, - The Breadwinner

But if they let Baba go,

How could he come home?
He doesn't even have his stick to walk with. - The Breadwinner

How could he come home? He doesn't even have his stick ...

(Gasps) Now, go back to sleep. - The Breadwinner

(Gasps) Now, go back to sleep.

- It will be all right.
- How do you know that, Mamajan? - The Breadwinner

- It will be all right. - How do you know that, Mamajan?

(Birds chirping) - The Breadwinner

(Birds chirping)

The boy said he was being taken - The Breadwinner

The boy said he was being taken

Soraya is writing a letter
for the prison governors - The Breadwinner

Soraya is writing a letter for the prison governors

- Salaam- - The Breadwinner

- Thank you, sir.
- Listen, go through the old town. - The Breadwinner

- Thank you, sir. - Listen, go through the old town.

(Car stops) - The Breadwinner

- He was arrested last night but no charges!
- Photographs are forbidden! - The Breadwinner

- He was arrested last night but no charges! - Photographs a...

Out here, by yourself? Go home!
You have no business out here! - The Breadwinner

Out here, by yourself? Go home! You have no business out her...

- I need to find out about my husband.
- Just go home! Immediately! - The Breadwinner

- I need to find out about my husband. - Just go home! Immed...

- Going to the prison will change nothing.
- (She groans) - The Breadwinner

- Going to the prison will change nothing. - (She groans)

And if I find you out here again
by yourself, I will arrest you. - The Breadwinner

And if I find you out here again by yourself, I will arrest ...

- (Car door opens and closes)
- (She groans) - The Breadwinner

- (Car door opens and closes) - (She groans)

(Sighs, gasps) - The Breadwinner

- (Screams)
- Shh! Go get water, Parvana. - The Breadwinner

- (Screams) - Shh! Go get water, Parvana.

(Distant shouting) - The Breadwinner

(Distant shouting)

Where did that boy go?
Did you see? Did you see?! - The Breadwinner

Where did that boy go? Did you see? Did you see?!

One time, in the distant past, - The Breadwinner

One time, in the distant past,

The villagers had just managed
to gather precious seeds, - The Breadwinner

The villagers had just managed to gather precious seeds,

'Especially for one boy, - The Breadwinner

'Especially for one boy,

(Parvana) 'While the villagers
were dancing and singing - The Breadwinner

(Parvana) 'While the villagers were dancing and singing

'They stole the most precious thing
in the whole village, - The Breadwinner

'They stole the most precious thing in the whole villag...

'The dreadful Elephant King
with spikes for tusks! - The Breadwinner

'The dreadful Elephant King with spikes for tusks!

'Groar! Groar!' - The Breadwinner

'Groar! Groar!'

- Groar!
- (Zaki mimics roar) - The Breadwinner

- Groar! - (Zaki mimics roar)

(Distant shouting) - The Breadwinner

(Distant shouting)

Salaam- How much
for six apples, please? - The Breadwinner

Salaam- How much for six apples, please?

(Panting) - The Breadwinner

I'll heat it up for you
so it's nice and fresh. All right? - The Breadwinner

I'll heat it up for you so it's nice and fresh. Al...

Maybe if I go out early,
before it's crowded? - The Breadwinner

Maybe if I go out early, before it's crowded?

Market sellers won't risk
getting in trouble for serving you. - The Breadwinner

Market sellers won't risk getting in trouble for servin...

They will be big but,
we can take them up a bit. - The Breadwinner

They will be big but, we can take them up a bit.

- Shh.
- (Gasps) - The Breadwinner

- Shh. - (Gasps)

It's the only way, Mamajan.
We have nothing left. - The Breadwinner

It's the only way, Mamajan. We have nothing left.

(Distant shouting) - The Breadwinner

(Distant shouting)

(Indistinct chatter) - The Breadwinner

(Indistinct chatter)

- (Laughing)
- That's what I said! But you know. .. - The Breadwinner

- (Laughing) - That's what I said! But you know. ..

Salaam!
Excuse me! Salaam! - The Breadwinner

Salaam! Excuse me! Salaam!

(Storekeepers laughing) - The Breadwinner

(Storekeepers laughing)

I need a kilo of rice, half kilo lentils
and a small amount of raisins. - The Breadwinner

I need a kilo of rice, half kilo lentils and a small amount ...

A small amount?
(Laughs) - The Breadwinner

A small amount? (Laughs)

- Yes.
- (Guffawing) - The Breadwinner

- Yes. - (Guffawing)

(Guffawing) - The Breadwinner

- Shauzia?
- I had long hair then but... so did you. - The Breadwinner

- Shauzia? - I had long hair then but... so did you.

- Here's your cap.
- (Parvana groans) - The Breadwinner

- Here's your cap. - (Parvana groans)

- (Man) Delowar!
- I am Delowar now. It means brave. - The Breadwinner

- (Man) Delowar! - I am Delowar now. It means brave.

- She's fine, I'm.. .
- (Door creaks open) - The Breadwinner

- She's fine, I'm.. . - (Door creaks open)

- He has returned you to me!
- (Parvana giggles) - The Breadwinner

- He has returned you to me! - (Parvana giggles)

(Parvana giggles) - The Breadwinner

(Parvana giggles)

If you run out and get some water, - The Breadwinner

If you run out and get some water,

Go change Sulayman's clothes
or you'll get them dirty. - The Breadwinner

Go change Sulayman's clothes or you'll get them di...

The Breadwinner poster

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A headstrong young girl in Afghanistan, ruled by the Taliban, disguises herself as a boy in order to provide for her family.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Nora Twomey

Writer: Anita Doron, Deborah Ellis

Production: Aircraft Pictures,Cartoon Saloon,Melusine Productions,Jolie Pas

Genre: animation, war, drama

Year: 2017

MetaScore: 78/100

ImdbRating: 7.7

BoxOffice: $313,215

Released: 17 Nov 2017

Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. 22 wins & 56 nominations total

Homepage: http://www.cartoonsaloon.ie/work/the-breadwinner/

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