The breadwinner
Title:
The breadwinner
Author:
Twomey, Nora, film director.
ISBN:
9786317162921
Uniform Title:
Breadwinner (Motion picture)
Publication Information:
Universal City, CA : Universal Pictures Home Entertainment, [2018]
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (1 hr., 33 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Series:
Academy Award Nominee 2017
Academy Award Nominee 2017.
General Note:
Based on the book by Deborah Ellis.
Originally produced as an animated motion picture in 2017.
Anamorphic wide screen (2.39:1).
Bonus features: Introduction by director Nora Twomey and executive producer Angelina Jolie; audio commentary with the filmmakers; the making of "The breadwinner"; theatrical trailer.
Abstract:
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.
Audience:
MPAA rating: PG-13; for thematic material including some violent images.
Language Note:
In English with optional subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH). Closed-captioned.
Geographic Term:
Added Author:
Performer/Artist:
Editor, Darragh Byrne ; music, Mychael Danna, Jeff Danna.
Voices, Saara Chaudry, Soma Chhaya, Laara Sadiq, Shaista Latif, Kawa Ada, Ali Badshah, Noorin Gulamgaus.
Document ID:
SD_ILS:2289359