The breadwinner / an Aircraft Pictures, Cartoon Saloon, Melusine Productions film in association with Jolie Pas Productions ; directed by Nora Twomey ; screen story by Deborah Ellis ; screenplay by Anita Doron ; produced by Anthony Leo [and four others].
Material type:
FilmPublisher number: 44195705 | Universal Studios Home EntertainmentLanguage: English Original language: English Subtitle language: English Publisher: Universal City, CA : Universal Pictures Home Entertainment, [2018]Description: 1 videodisc (1 hr., 33 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 inContent type: - two-dimensional moving image
- video
- videodisc
- Editor, Darragh Byrne ; music, Mychael Danna, Jeff Danna ; director: Nora Twormey.
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Adult DVD
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Main Library | DVD | DRAMA Breadwin | Available | 33111009085735 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
After her father is arrested by the Taliban, an 11-year-old Afghani girl (voice of Saara Chaudry) disguises herself as a boy so she can work outside her home to provide for her mother and siblings. At the same time, she tries to boost her family's morale by telling them a story about a hero in a faraway land. Directed by Nora Twomey (The Secret of Kells), and produced by Angelina Jolie. ~ Jack Rodgers, Rovi
DVD.
Subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).
Voices, Saara Chaudry, Soma Chhaya, Laara Sadiq, Shaista Latif, Ali Badshah, Noorin Gulamgaus.
Editor, Darragh Byrne ; music, Mychael Danna, Jeff Danna ; director: Nora Twormey.
Based on the book by Deborah Ellis.
Anamorphic wide screen (2.39:1).
Rating: PG-13; for thematic material including some violent images.
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.
Bonus features: Introduction by director Nora Twomey and executive producer Angelina Jolie; audio commentary with the filmmakers; the making of "The breadwinner"; theatrical trailer.