The Breadwinner

Synopsis

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

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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)

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Kawa Ada

Razaq (voice)

Kane Mahon

Optician / Kiln Owner Talib / Crowd Voices (voice)

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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)

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Lily Erlinghauser

Zaki (voice)

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Wamiq Furoghudin

Prison Gatekeeper (voice)

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Millad Hamidkohzad

Other Talib Boy / Guard 2 (voice)

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Salaman Hamidkohzad

Male Shopper / Crowd Voices (voice)

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Abu Hashim Dostyar

Teen Boy / Market Seller / Crowd Voices (voice)

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Sapeda Hashim Dostyar

Child Market Seller / Crowd Voices (voice)

Ali Hassan

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

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Finn Jackson Parle

Zaki (voice)

Crew

Art

• Ciarán Duffy Art Direction
• Reza Riahi Art Direction

Camera

• Sheldon Lisoy Director of Photography

Crew

• Mark Mullery Technical Supervisor

Directing

• Nora Twomey Director
• Stuart Shankly Assistant Director

Editing

• Darragh Byrne Editor

Production

• Tomm Moore Producer
• Jehane Noujaim Executive Producer
• Mimi Polk Gitlin Executive Producer
• Gerry Shirren Executive Producer
• Nora Keely Supervising Producer
• Andrew Rosen Producer
• Karim Amer Executive Producer
• Anthony Leo Producer
• Paul Young Producer
• Mary Bredin Executive Producer
• Regina K. Scully Executive Producer
• Angelina Jolie Executive Producer

Sound

• Mychael Danna Original Music Composer
• Jeff Danna Original Music Composer
• J.R. Fountain Sound Designer
• John Elliot Foley Artist

Visual Effects

• Beth Witchalls Animation
• Ole Christian Løken Animation
• Fabian Erlinghäuser Animation Director
• Slaven Reese Animation
• Sandra Norup Andersen Character Designer
• Lorraine Lordan Animation Director
• Victor Ens Animation
• Geoff King Animation
• Nicolas Debray Animation Director
• Andrzej Radka Animation
• Emmanuel Asquier-Brassart Animation
• Svend Andreas Rothmann Bonde Animation

Writing

• Anita Doron Screenplay
• Deborah Ellis Book
• Deborah Ellis Screenstory
• Joshua Hill Lyricist

Photos