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Director
Nora Twomey
Credits
Writers: Anita Doron (screenplay) Deborah Ellis (screen story)
Producers: Anthony Leo Tomm Moore Andrew Rosen Paul Young
Principal Cast
Saara Chaudry Soma Chhaya Noorin Gulamgaus
Category
FeatureAnimationIrish LanguageFamily & Teen
The Kilkenny-based Cartoon Saloon animation studio (The Secret of Kells, Song of the Sea) returns with another Oscar-nominated triumph; directed by Nora Twomey – co-director of Kells – The Breadwinner is a beautifully realised ode to resilience under oppression and the imaginative power of storytelling. Adapted from Deborah Ellis's best-selling novel, the film tells the story of Parvana, a young girl living in Kabul, Afghanistan, under the control of the Taliban. In this restrictive régime women are not permitted to leave the house unescorted, to earn money or shop in the market. When Parvana's father is imprisoned under suspicious circumstances, she is forced to disguise herself as a boy to become the family's sole breadwinner, whilst trying desperately to free her beloved father. Notes by David O’Mahony Classification: 15A There is also an Irish-language dubbed version of this film, titled An Saothraí. Awards and Nominations
94 minutes, Ireland-Canada-Luxembourg, 2017, Colour
ALL YOU NEED IS DEATH 16:00, 20:45
ARCHIVE AT LUNCHTIME: SPRING FORWARD (PROGRAMME 1) 13.20
BALTIMORE 13:30
DUNE: PART TWO (70MM) 19.40
FROM THE VAULTS: ABBAS KIAROSTAMI: THE ART OF LIVING 18.30
IO CAPITANO 15:50
JEANNE DU BARRY 14:30, 18:10
ON THE WATERFRONT 70TH ANNIVERSARY 13:40
PERFECT DAYS 20:30
THE TEACHERS’ LOUNGE 17:15
WILD STRAWBERRIES: THAT THEY MAY FACE THE RISING SUN 11.00 (OC)
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