Synopsis

Eleven-year-oldParvana lives with her family in one room of a tiny apartment building inwar-torn Kabul, Afghanistan. Living under Taliban rule, Parvana grows uplistening to stories told by her father while helping him in the marketplacewhere he reads and writes letters for people to earn a living. One day, herfather is arrested, and Parvana’s life is changed forever. In a time and placewhere women are not allowed to leave home without men, her family is leftwithout someone who can earn money or even shop for food. To help her family,Parvana decides to cut her hair and disguise herself as a boy, turning herselfinto the breadwinner for the family. And though she is in danger of beingdiscovered, Parvana resolves to find a way to rescue her father.

TheBreadwinner is a wonderful tale of female empowerment and imagination in theface of oppression – celebrating the culture, history and beauty ofAfghanistan.

Staff

Producer Anthony LEO, Andrew ROSEN, Paul YOUNG, Tom MOORE, Stephan ROELANTS

Scenario Anita DORON

Animation Fabian ERLINGHÄUSER

Sound J.R. FOUNTAIN

Music MychaelDANNA, Jeff DANNA

Voice SaaraCHAUDRY, Soma CHHAYA, Laara SADIQ, Shaista LATIF

Editing DarraghBYRNE

Original Story Deborah ELLIS