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7.9

The Breadwinner

PG-13·2017·94m

Animation

War

Drama

Family

Animation

War

Drama

Family

Summary

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

Cast

Saara Chaudry

Parvana (voice)

Soma Bhatia

Shauzia (voice)

Noorin Gulamgaus

Idrees / Sulayman (voice)

Laara Sadiq

Fattema / Old Woman (voice)

Ali Badshah

Nurullah / Talib Security Man (voice)

Shaista Latif

Soraya (voice)

Kanza Feris

Old Woman / Woman in Courtyard (voice)

Kawa Ada

Razaq (voice)

Kane Mahon

Optician / Kiln Owner Talib / Crowd Voices (voice)

Ali Kazmi

Cousin / Fruit Seller / Market Voices (voice)

Mran Volkhard

Megaphone Voice / Shopkeeper (voice)

Ezra Sholeh

Apple Seller / Guard / Teen Boy 2 / Crowd Voices (voice)

Lily Erlinghauser

Zaki (voice)

Wamiq Furoghudin

Prison Gatekeeper (voice)

Millad Hamidkohzad

Other Talib Boy / Guard 2 (voice)

Salaman Hamidkohzad

Male Shopper / Crowd Voices (voice)

Abu Hashim Dostyar

Teen Boy / Market Seller / Crowd Voices (voice)

Sapeda Hashim Dostyar

Child Market Seller / Crowd Voices (voice)

Ali Hassan

Haggling Man / Talib in the Alley / Round Man / Very Old Man (voice)

Finn Jackson Parle

Zaki (voice)

Enayat Mazaryar

Talib Teen / Thin Man / Talib Soldier / Crowd Voices (voice)

Patrick McGrath

Zaki (voice)

Crew

Director

Nora Twomey

Book, Screenstory

Deborah Ellis

Screenplay

Anita Doron

Reviews

r96sk

April 11, 2022

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: <em>'The Breadwinner'</em>. 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 <em>'My Father's Dragon'</em> 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.