namashi_1 Well-Intended & Rich in Animation, 'The Breadwinner' is an honest film, whose victory lies in its disturbing truth. This is an important film on disparity & courage, that deserves a watch.'The Breadwinner' Synopsis: In 2001, Afghanistan is under the control of the Taliban. When her father is captured, a determined young girl disguises herself as a boy in order to provide for her family.Despite its uneven Writing, that goes jumps from being excellent to becoming monotonous, the sole strength of 'The Breadwinner' lies in its honesty, which is unquestionable. Kudos to Director Nora Twomey for churning out a film that shows whats life beyond our borders & how gender roles are still played upon, particularly on women. A special mention for all the vocal-performances by its actors. Their work here is very strong!On the whole, 'The Breadwinner' isn't perfect, but so isn't life, right?

donday-49115 It's fine but I think it's more of a 4 or 5.The worst part about this movie is that it doesn't go along with the books well, Almost everyone's name is changed besides Parvana and Shauzia. And the ending wasn't much of an ending, Parvana rescues Father and then they were taking to each other about something and the screen turned black, I thought it was a transition to a different scene but the movie just ended, I was really confused and disappointed.The story thing about seeds is cool but pretty pointless.In conclusion, a 7.7 (at the time of this review) is too much for now mediocre the movie is (Unless you never read the book the movie is based off of).

Matt Greene As you may expect from the people behind Secret of Kells and Song of the Sea, this is an undeniably gorgeous animated film that stands out in the CGI-soaked modern landscape. It's also a quite important story worth telling...unfortunately, it's just never that fully engaging. While the emotions and drama are strong, the beats are fairly basic. Breadwinner is a passable character study that just never comes close to the heights of its other fantasy-realism brethren.

SnoopyStyle In Taliban-controlled Kabul, a young girl named Parvana has to sell her best dress on the street with her father Nurullah. He's a former teacher and they're harassed by his former student Idrees turned Taliban. Idrees feels slighted and falsely accuses Nurullah. With her father in prison, Parvana has to dress as a boy to buy food and earn money for the family. Her writer mother is beaten for being in the streets without a male chaperon. Parvana is befriended by Shauzia, another girl who dresses as a boy and mentors her in the ways of the streets. To please her little brother, she tells him stories about a young boy on a quest against the Elephant King.The animation is beautiful. The story is compelling. Parvana is an empathetic character in a real apocalyptic world. The fantasy tale is slow at first but it pays off by intertwining with her real world story. There is a real intensity in the build up and in the climatic reveal. The only drawback is that I hoped for a real Parvana to tell her own story. No matter how sincere the writing and how well the telling, it is in the end a second hand tale.