ACADEMY AWARD NOMINATED FEATURE FROM ACCLAIMED ANIMATION STUDIO CARTOON SALOON ‘THE BREADWINNER’ IN CINEMAS 25th MAY 2018
Here is a new clip for THE BREADWINNER ahead of its theatrical release on Friday, May 25th, introducing Parvana, an 11-year-old girl growing up under the Taliban in Afghanistan in 2001.
From executive producer Angelina Jolie and Cartoon Saloon, the creators of the Academy Award nominated The Secret of Kells and Song of the Sea, comes this highly-anticipated, award-winning new feature based on Deborah Ellis’ bestselling novel.
When Parvana’s father is wrongfully imprisoned by the Taliban, she has to do whatever it takes to support her family. Disguising herself as a boy, she embarks on a dangerous journey to save her father and untie her family, drawing strength from the fantastical stories she invents and the new friends she makes. Thrilling and enchanting, THE BREADWINNER is an inspiring and beautifully animated tale about the power of storytelling, girlhood, and defiance.
Directed by Nora Twomey
Executive Produced by Angelina Jolie
Based on the bestselling novel by Deborah Ellis
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