The Breadwinner
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Date: January 01, 2017 to December 31, 2017
Dates Note: 2017
Country of Origin:
Canada
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Ireland
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Luxembourg
Place of Origin: Canada, Ireland, Luxembourg
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Color: Color
Silent: No
Based On: a novel by Deborah Ellis
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Movie Matinees for All Ages 2018Description:
A beautifully animated feature-length drama based on the novel by Deborah Ellis, The Breadwinner is set in Afghanistan, circa 2001, where an eleven-year-old girl is forced to pretend she is a boy after her father is wrongfully imprisoned by the Taliban. Using a bold and creative graphic treatment, director Nora Twomey does not shy away from addressing oppressive and violent realities such as anti-women, anti-intellectual, and impoverished living conditions. Our heroine Parvana’s imaginative tales act as a story-within-a-story; her courage and perseverance to help her family members are nothing short of inspiring.
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