Synopsis
A headstrong young girl in Afghanistan, ruled by the Taliban, disguises herself as a boy in order to provide for her family.
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Cast
- Saara ChaudryParvana (voice)
- Soma BhatiaShauzia (voice)
- Laara SadiqFattema / Old Woman (voice)
- Shaista LatifSoraya (voice)
- Ali BadshahNurullah / Talib Security Man (voice)
- Kawa AdaRazaq (voice)
- Noorin GulamgausIdrees / Sulayman (voice)
- Patrick McGrathZaki (voice)
- Lily ErlinghauserZaki (voice)
- Finn Jackson ParleZaki (voice)
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The Hollywood Reporter
Not unlike her gutsy protagonist, Twomey moves through the charged landscape with extraordinary agility. Combining gripping suspense with a quote from the immortal Persian poet Rumi, she creates a stirring final sequence from the rising chords of terror and resilience. - 100
Los Angeles Times
A work of striking beauty and affecting emotional heft enhanced by an Afghan-themed score by Mychael Danna & Jeff Danna, The Breadwinner reminds us yet again that the best of animation takes us anywhere at any time and makes us believe. - 90
The New York Times
In its alternating of Parvana’s day-to-day struggle with the tale she tells herself, the movie doesn’t promote bromides about stories and storytelling transcending reality. Rather, it demonstrates that the way imagination refracts reality can provide not only solace but also real-world strategy. - 88
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
The picture sings and inspires. - 83
The Film Stage
Adapted by Anita Doron from the award-winning novel by Deborah Ellis, The Breadwinner delivers a heart-wrenching coming-of-age tale within a nation that’s lost its way. - 80
CineVue
Delighting in the ancient tradition of storytelling as a means of education and understanding as well as entertainment, Nora Twomey's The Breadwinner is a richly animated jewel. - 75
RogerEbert.com
An ambitious but occasionally uneven animated film. - 70
Screen Daily
Twomey’s mastery of colour and exquisite blend of traditional Afghan-inspired imagery with cel animation techniques is not matched by such a confident command of tone, which rarely shifts out of a single mournful register.