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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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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

- Wait! You said you'd drive us back!
- I'm not a taxi! - The Breadwinner

- Wait! You said you'd drive us back! - I'm not a ...

I'm late already because you took
so long to load the truck! - The Breadwinner

I'm late already because you took so long to load the t...

Stay on the path.
This place might be mined. - The Breadwinner

Stay on the path. This place might be mined.

I found it in a little box where
my father keeps his things. - The Breadwinner

I found it in a little box where my father keeps his things.

(Birds chirping) - The Breadwinner

(Birds chirping)

(Sighing) - The Breadwinner

- Yes. My uncle.
- Can you write as good as you read? - The Breadwinner

- Yes. My uncle. - Can you write as good as you read?

(Dog barking) - The Breadwinner

Sometimes, on a clear night
when you look at the moon, - The Breadwinner

Sometimes, on a clear night when you look at the moon,

- Don't argue with me.
- Thank you. - The Breadwinner

- Don't argue with me. - Thank you.

- (Zaki) Pull my sister's hair.
- (She laughs) - The Breadwinner

- (Zaki) Pull my sister's hair. - (She laughs)

- Can I pull yours?
- (He laughs and gurgles) - The Breadwinner

- Can I pull yours? - (He laughs and gurgles)

- What's the matter with you?
- Why don't you tell Zaki a story? - The Breadwinner

- What's the matter with you? - Why don't you tell...

Well Zaki, do you want to know
what happened to the boy? - The Breadwinner

Well Zaki, do you want to know what happened to the boy?

- And the elephant.
- (Zaki mimics elephant) - The Breadwinner

- And the elephant. - (Zaki mimics elephant)

'His heart beating fast in fear, - The Breadwinner

'His heart beating fast in fear,

'So the boy hid behind the tree
and he waited for courage.' - The Breadwinner

'So the boy hid behind the tree and he waited for coura...

(Grunting) - The Breadwinner

(Parvana) 'The boy took pity on her
and told her to rest - The Breadwinner

(Parvana) 'The boy took pity on her and told her to res...

(Parvana) 'When he finished
milking the goat, - The Breadwinner

(Parvana) 'When he finished milking the goat,

'It was the nicest milk
he had ever tasted, - The Breadwinner

'It was the nicest milk he had ever tasted,

(Parvana) 'In return, the old woman
gave him a mirror.' - The Breadwinner

(Parvana) 'In return, the old woman gave him a mirror.&...

(Parvana) 'The boy was delighted
with the mirror - The Breadwinner

(Parvana) 'The boy was delighted with the mirror

Shh. Sh, sh, sh.
Parvana, it's time to sleep. - The Breadwinner

Shh. Sh, sh, sh. Parvana, it's time to sleep.

(Shauzia) I just need to find a way
to get to Peshawar - The Breadwinner

(Shauzia) I just need to find a way to get to Peshawar

I think there's a beach in Goa
where the tourists are very rich. - The Breadwinner

I think there's a beach in Goa where the tourists are v...

If they're rich,
they will buy my blue stones - The Breadwinner

If they're rich, they will buy my blue stones

(Artesh) You're leaning too hard
on the pen, - The Breadwinner

(Artesh) You're leaning too hard on the pen,

You asked me before about the man
who used to sit there, the teacher. - The Breadwinner

You asked me before about the man who used to sit there, the...

- Your uncle?
- He didn't go to Mazar-i-Sharif. - The Breadwinner

- Your uncle? - He didn't go to Mazar-i-Sharif.

It's been weeks now
and my family has had no word of him. - The Breadwinner

It's been weeks now and my family has had no word of hi...

Go to the prison on Wednesday.
Ask for Roshaan, he is my cousin. - The Breadwinner

Go to the prison on Wednesday. Ask for Roshaan, he is my cou...

Tell him Razaq sent you
and he will help you... if he can. - The Breadwinner

Tell him Razaq sent you and he will help you... if he can.

(Grunting) - The Breadwinner

With work like this, - The Breadwinner

With work like this,

(Grunting) - The Breadwinner

- (Gasps) A story?
- Yes, a story. - The Breadwinner

- (Gasps) A story? - Yes, a story.

One time, in the deep past, - The Breadwinner

One time, in the deep past,

Is it a happy story or a sad story? - The Breadwinner

Is it a happy story or a sad story?

(Grunts and sighs)
The boy had been told - The Breadwinner

(Grunts and sighs) The boy had been told

Something that shines,
something that ensnares, - The Breadwinner

Something that shines, something that ensnares,

(Guffawing) - The Breadwinner

Idrees suggested we have - The Breadwinner

Idrees suggested we have

- (Chuckling) Make me some tea.
- (Grunting) - The Breadwinner

- (Chuckling) Make me some tea. - (Grunting)

(Gasping) - The Breadwinner

(Heavy breathing) - The Breadwinner

(Heavy breathing)

- You're the teacher's daughter.
- (Yells) - The Breadwinner

- You're the teacher's daughter. - (Yells)

Bring the gun back! I said,
Bring the gun back! - The Breadwinner

Bring the gun back! I said, Bring the gun back!

(Grunting) - The Breadwinner

We have been given orders
to go immediately! - The Breadwinner

We have been given orders to go immediately!

- (Car door slam shut)
- (Idrees sniffs) - The Breadwinner

- (Car door slam shut) - (Idrees sniffs)

I think the way in has gotten smaller
or I have gotten bigger. - The Breadwinner

I think the way in has gotten smaller or I have gotten bigge...

I lost my cap,
although I think it's outside. - The Breadwinner

I lost my cap, although I think it's outside.

'Though the sun burned in the sky,
it gave no heat.' - The Breadwinner

'Though the sun burned in the sky, it gave no heat....

'He had already found one
of the three things, a mirror that shone. - The Breadwinner

'He had already found one of the three things, a mirror...

'But when he looked at it,
he saw something behind him. - The Breadwinner

'But when he looked at it, he saw something behind him.

'Something scary!
Something dreadful!' - The Breadwinner

'Something scary! Something dreadful!'

'And it was a very old horse, - The Breadwinner

'And it was a very old horse,

'From a door carved into the stone,
out came a round man.' - The Breadwinner

'From a door carved into the stone, out came a round ma...

(Parvana) 'The round man threw the boy
deep into the belly of an ancient well.' - The Breadwinner

(Parvana) 'The round man threw the boy deep into the be...

(Shauzia) 'What's his name?' - The Breadwinner

(Shauzia) 'What's his name?'

Sulayman.
His name is Sulayman. - The Breadwinner

Sulayman. His name is Sulayman.

'Three skeletons, each with an emerald
clutched in its bony hands. - The Breadwinner

'Three skeletons, each with an emerald clutched in its ...

(Shauzia) 'The poor, old horse
looked back at him from way above.' - The Breadwinner

(Shauzia) 'The poor, old horse looked back at him from ...

'He neighed with the voice
of all the world's animals.' - The Breadwinner

'He neighed with the voice of all the world's anim...

(Shauzia) 'Sulayman climbed up, up,
all the way to the top - The Breadwinner

(Shauzia) 'Sulayman climbed up, up, all the way to the ...

(Parvana) 'Sulayman had just
three emeralds with him - The Breadwinner

(Parvana) 'Sulayman had just three emeralds with him

'He threw a fishing net at Sulayman
and he told him to get his own food.' - The Breadwinner

'He threw a fishing net at Sulayman and he told him to ...

'But as Sulayman left,
the ghosts of the three skeletons - The Breadwinner

'But as Sulayman left, the ghosts of the three skeleton...

'He needed to rest,
being very, very old. - The Breadwinner

'He needed to rest, being very, very old.

'And so Sulayman made a shelter
for the horse and told him to wait for him. - The Breadwinner

'And so Sulayman made a shelter for the horse and told ...

- 'The horse protested.'
- (Neighing) - The Breadwinner

- 'The horse protested.' - (Neighing)

Tomorrow is Wednesday.
I'm going back there... - The Breadwinner

Tomorrow is Wednesday. I'm going back there...

- We work together.
- We've written to my cousin - The Breadwinner

- We work together. - We've written to my cousin

Someone will come for us
the day after tomorrow to take us away. - The Breadwinner

Someone will come for us the day after tomorrow to take us a...

Every day, you go out there and
I don't know if I'll see you back again! - The Breadwinner

Every day, you go out there and I don't know if I'...

Let me bring him his walking stick.
Then I will go with you! - The Breadwinner

Let me bring him his walking stick. Then I will go with you!

Then I will be a good sister
and a good daughter. I promise. - The Breadwinner

Then I will be a good sister and a good daughter. I promise.

I'm going.
I'll be back tonight before curfew. - The Breadwinner

I'm going. I'll be back tonight before curfew.

(Gurgling) - The Breadwinner

I'm going back to the prison.
I found someone who can help me - The Breadwinner

I'm going back to the prison. I found someone who can h...

- I said, it's a stupid idea.
- (Sighs) Please, help me! - The Breadwinner

- I said, it's a stupid idea. - (Sighs) Please, help me...

(Gasps) Now run away to Mazar-i-Sharif
and have a nice wedding party. - The Breadwinner

(Gasps) Now run away to Mazar-i-Sharif and have a nice weddi...

Maybe they'll find a husband for you,
too, and your troubles will be over... - The Breadwinner

Maybe they'll find a husband for you, too, and your tro...

Until after the wedding, at least.
You fool! - The Breadwinner

Until after the wedding, at least. You fool!

Tell him that his daughter
is a good daughter. - The Breadwinner

Tell him that his daughter is a good daughter.

Tell him that.. .
Delowar said so. - The Breadwinner

Tell him that.. . Delowar said so.

I'll meet you at that beach
you were talking about, - The Breadwinner

I'll meet you at that beach you were talking about,

(Chuckles) I don't think
I'll recognise you then, Artesh. - The Breadwinner

(Chuckles) I don't think I'll recognise you then, ...

Well, you can sell me some pretty
blue stones for a great price. - The Breadwinner

Well, you can sell me some pretty blue stones for a great pr...

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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