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The breadwinner

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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....

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Main Authors: Danna, Mychael (Composer), Danna, Jeff (Composer)
Corporate Authors: Aircraft Pictures (Firm) (producer company.), Cartoon Saloon (Firm) (producer company.), Melusine Productions (producer company.), Jolie Pas (Firm) (producer company.)
Other Authors: Twomey, Nora (Film director), Doron, Anita, 1974- (Screenwriter), Ellis, Deborah, 1960- (Screenwriter), Leo, Anthony (Film producer), Moore, Tomm, 1977- (Film producer), Rosen, Andrew (Producer) (Film producer), Roelants, Stephan (Film producer), Jolie, Angelina, 1975- (Film producer), Cauhdarī, Sārah (Voice actor), Chhaya, Soma (Voice actor), Sadiq, Laara (Voice actor), Latif, Shaista (Voice actor), Ada, Kawa (Voice actor), Badshah, Ali (Voice actor), Gulamgaus, Noorin (Voice actor), Byrne, Darragh (Film editor) (Editor of moving image work), Lisoy, Sheldon (director of photography.)
Format: Videos Blu-ray
Language:English
Published: Universal City, CA : Universal Pictures Home Entertainment, [2018]
Edition:[Blu-ray disc only]
Subjects:
Taliban > Drama.
Ellis, Deborah, > 1960- > Film adaptations.
Girls > Afghanistan > Drama.
Sex role > Afghanistan > Drama.
Passing (Identity) > Drama.
Women's rights > Afghanistan > Drama.
Animated films.
Film adaptations.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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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.
Item Description:Originally part of a Blu-ray/DVD combo package.
Based on the book by Deborah Ellis.
Wide screen (2.39:1).
Bonus features: Introduction by director Nora Twomey and executive producer Angelina Jolie; audio commentary with the filmmakers; the making of "The breadwinner"; theatrical trailer.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (93 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:Blu-ray; region A; 1080p High-Definition widescreen (2.39:1); DTS-HD 5.1 (English); Dolby Digital 2.0 (bonus features); requires Blu-ray player.
Audience:Rating: PG-13; for thematic material including some violent images.
Production Credits:Editor, Darragh Byrne ; music, Mychael Danna, Jeff Danna ; animation director, Fabian Erlinghauser ; director of photography, Sheldon Lisoy ; executive producers, Angelina Jolie [and ten others].

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