Review by Morning.star
Beautifully done. A very moving tale.
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Beautifully done. A very moving tale.
well worth viewing for all ages. a powerful viewing tool to help educate our very fortunate young people in Canada. hopefully it stirs both compassion and action.
a good reminder of the power of story.
excellent film and novel.
Title Statement | The breadwinner: Parvana, une enfance en Afghanistan / [DVD] = produced by Anthony Leo, Andrew Rosen, Paul Young [and two others] ; screenplay by Anita Doron ; directed by Nora Twomey. |
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Alternative Title(s) | Parvana, une enfance en Afghanistan |
Additional Contributors | Ellis, Deborah,1960- |
Twomey, Nora | |
Cauhdarī, Sārah | |
Chhaya, Soma | |
Gulamgaus, Noorin | |
Publication | [Toronto, Ontario]: Distributed by Elevation Pictures,[2018]©2018 |
Extent of Item | 1 videodisc (93 min.) |
ISBN | (v.r.) |
Standard Number (UPC, etc.) | 191329051535 |
Other Number | 3405862 |
General Notes | DVD. Disc label title. Animated. Originally released as a motion picture in 2017. Based on the book by Deborah Ellis. Widescreen version. Special features include: audio commentary, featurettes. Bilingual packaging (English/French) |
Performance Credits | Voice actors: Saara Chaudry, Soma Chhaya, Noorin Gulamgaus, Laara Sadiq, Ali Badshah. |
Audience & Ratings | CHV rating: PG. |
Languages | English and French language tracks, with English subtitles.SDH (Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing) |
System Details | DVD, Dolby 5.1 surround. |
Terms of Use | For home use only. |
Summary | "A headstrong young girl in Afghanistan disguises herself as a boy in order to provide for her family"--www.imdb.com. |
Subjects & Genres | |
By Topic | Girls--Fiction--Afghanistan |
Sex role--Fiction | |
Disguise--Fiction | |
By Location | Kabul (Afghanistan)--Fiction |
By Genre | Animated films |
Feature films | |
Films for the hearing impaired |