Bibliograph

The breadwinner, an Aircraft Pictures, Cartoon Saloon, Melusine Productions film in association with Jolie Pas Productions ; produced by Anthony Leo [and four others] ; screen story by Deborah Ellis ; screenplay by Anita Doron ; directed by Nora Twomey

Type

Label

The breadwinner, an Aircraft Pictures, Cartoon Saloon, Melusine Productions film in association with Jolie Pas Productions ; produced by Anthony Leo [and four others] ; screen story by Deborah Ellis ; screenplay by Anita Doron ; directed by Nora Twomey

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Intended audience

Rating: PG-13; for thematic material including some violent images

Main title

The breadwinner

Medium

DVD

Oclc number

1022567148

Responsibility statement

an Aircraft Pictures, Cartoon Saloon, Melusine Productions film in association with Jolie Pas Productions ; produced by Anthony Leo [and four others] ; screen story by Deborah Ellis ; screenplay by Anita Doron ; directed by Nora Twomey

Runtime

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

Technique

animation

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Bread winner

Contributor