The Breadwinner is a 2017 Canadian-Irish-Luxembourgian adult animated drama film by Cartoon Saloon directed by Nora Twomey and executive produced by Mimi Polk Gitlin and Angelina Jolie. Based on the best-selling novel by Deborah Ellis, the film was released on November 17, 2017.
The film had its world premiere at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival in September.
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Plot
After her father Nurullah is unjustly arrested, Parvana, a girl in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan, must dress as a boy so she can work to support her mother Fattema and her sister Soraya.
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Cast
- Saara Chaudry as Parvana
- Soma Bhatia as Shauzia
- Noorin Gulamgaus
- Kane Mahon
- Laara Sadiq as Fattema
- Ali Badshah as Nurullah
- Shaista Latif as Soraya
- Kanza Feris as Sorcerer
- Kawa Ada as Razaq
- Ali Kazmi
- Mran Volkhard
Production
In May 2016, it was announced that key animation for the film had commenced.
Reception
Box office
As of December 6, 2017, The Breadwinner has grossed $105,276 in the United States and Canada.
The film earned $17,395 its opening weekend.
Critical response
On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 92%, based on 48 reviews, with an average rating of 7.5/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "The Breadwinner's stunning visuals are matched by a story that dares to confront sobering real-life issues with uncommon--and richly rewarding--honesty." On Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating to reviews, the film has a weighted average score of 75 out of 100, based on 18 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".
Kenneth Turan of the Los Angeles Times gave the film a positive review, writing "...'The Breadwinner' reminds us yet again that the best of animation takes us anywhere at any time and makes us believe." Vanessa H. Larson of The Washington Post gave the film three and a half out of four stars, praising the animation while criticizing the story for being difficult to follow at times.
Accolades
References
External links
- The Breadwinner at The Big Cartoon DataBase
- The Breadwinner on IMDb
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