The Breadwinner
- Studio
- Cartoon Saloon, Irish Film Board, Telefilm Canada, Aircraft Pictures, Jolie Pas, Gaia Entertainment
- Animation studio
- Aircraft Pictures
- Distributor
- GKIDS (US), Elevation Pictures (Canada), StudioCanal (Europe)
Synopsis
The film follow Parvana, an 11-year-old girl who is forced by circumstance to disguise herself as a boy in a war-torn, Taliban-era Afghanistan in order to provide for her family.
Characters
Parvana, Fattema, Soraya, Nurullah, Idrees, Sulayman, Razaq, Shauzia, Darya, Fruit juice vendor, Jail Warden, Kiln Owner, Sorceress, Woman in courtyard, Stall Seller, Fruit Seller, Guard Man on Bike, Teenage Boy
Credits
Directing
- Director
- Nora Twomey
Producing
- Producer
- Anthony Leo, Tomm Moore, Andrew Rosen, Paul Young
- Executive Producer
- Angelina Jolie
Writing
- Writer
- Deborah Ellis, Anita Doron
- Based On the Original Book by
- Deborah Ellis
Voices
- Voice
- Saara Chaudry (Parvana), Laara Sadiq (Fattema), Shaista Latif (Soraya), Ali Badshah (Nurullah), Noorin Gulamgaus (Idrees, Sulayman), Kawa Ada (Razaq), Soma Bhatia (Shauzia), Ali Kazmi (Darya, Fruit juice Vendor, Jail Warden), Kane Mahon (Kiln Owner), Kanza Feris (Sorceress, Woman in courtyard), Reza Sholeh (Stall Seller, Fruit Seller, Guard Man on Bike, Teenage Boy)
Production notes
Budgeted at $10 Million dollars.
Co-produced with Toronto, Canada-based Aircraft Pictures.
Style to be based on a mix of traditional Afghan art and 2D animation that represents the real world of Afghanistan.
Co-produced with Toronto, Canada-based Aircraft Pictures.
Style to be based on a mix of traditional Afghan art and 2D animation that represents the real world of Afghanistan.
Awards
Academy Award Nominee, Best Animated Feature, 2018