The Breadwinner

2017

Action / Animation / Drama / Family / War

108
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 95% · 106 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 88% · 1K ratings
IMDb Rating 7.7/10 10 31378 31.4K

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Plot summary

A headstrong young girl in Afghanistan, ruled by the Taliban, disguises herself as a boy in order to provide for her family.

Director

Top cast

Saara Chaudry as Parvana
Soma Bhatia as Shauzia
Laara Sadiq as Fattema
Ali Kazmi as Darya / Fruit Juice Vendor / Jail Warden / Various
720p.BLU 1080p.BLU
868.66 MB
1280*534
English 2.0
PG-13
23.976 fps
1 hr 34 min
Seeds 12
1.57 GB
1920*800
English 2.0
PG-13
23.976 fps
1 hr 34 min
Seeds 45

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by r96sk 8 / 10

Another super flick from Cartoon Saloon! After watching

Another super flick from Cartoon Saloon! After watching and enjoying the Irish Folklore Trilogy from the studio, I simply had to check out their one other film to date: 'The Breadwinner'. I actually think that's kind of a boring title to be honest, but thankfully the film is anything but. It follows the lines that you'd, or at least I'd, expect given the subject matter, but it still adds extra weight to the story alongside plenty of heart. Saara Chaudry leads the voice cast excellently, with those behind the young Canadian putting in solid performances too. The animation, as usual for this Irish animation company, is exquisite. I'm eager to check out Cartoon Saloon's next film, with 'My Father's Dragon' due out at some point this year. Four films in, they haven't put a foot wrong with their releases yet. This 2017 production is very good - 8/10 from me, but it's a borderline 9/10 tbh.
Reviewed by CinemaSerf 7 / 10

Parvana" is a young girl - only eleven

"Parvana" is a young girl - only eleven years old - who is forced to use all of her wits and intelligence to help her family survive once her father is arrested and imprisoned by the Taliban government in Afghanistan. Her number one problem is, though, that girls are not even allowed outside of their homes without a male relative, much less permitted to work on the streets where she (recently shorn and pretending to be a boy) regales the curious with some fantastic tales of mystery and romance to try to make some money! She now has to tread a very fine line between keeping the cash coming in and avoiding the authorities, whilst she simultaneously works on a plan to try and free her dad. This is a cracking animation that tells a strong story with an engaging lead character who elicits sympathy, certainly, but who also demonstrates strength as her ingenuity is constantly tested by this intolerant administration as she simply refuses to be defeated! The style of the drawing is charming, and the score adds well to a potent story of determination, love and loyalty that is really a most enjoyable watch.
Reviewed by sildarmillion 8 / 10

Loved it, and then didn't know how to feel

This was a unique and very different kind of movie. It's not likely that an animated movie would be set in war-torn Afghanistan. But this one was. And it _felt_ very authentic. I'm no authority on whether it was authentic or not, but it's the attention to detail that lends to the feeling of authenticity. Details about life, the clothing, the accents, the marketplaces, the politics, the culture, etc., add to the richness of the movie. It's an animated movie. So of course you expect it to all end well at the end. But as you near the ending, you start to wonder how could it possibly end up all well. And then you get to the ending. And then, I don't know. Of course, I won't spoil it. But the ending was not a conventional ending. It wasn't a sad ending; it wasn't a happy ending. I guess it was an ambiguous ending. And even though it leaves me without a fully satisfying ending, the journey it took me on was fantastic!
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