The Breadwinner
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
22 people
Saara Chaudry
Parvana (voice)
Known for
Holly Hobbie
Best of the Best
Soma Bhatia
Shauzia (voice)
Known for
Degrassi: Next Class
Poltergeist
Noorin Gulamgaus
Idrees / Sulayman (voice)
Known for
Code 8 Part II
Laara Sadiq
Fattema / Old Woman (voice)
Known for
Maid
Eight Below
Ali Badshah
Nurullah / Talib Security Man (voice)
Also in
Feel the Beat
Departure
Shaista Latif
Soraya (voice)
Also in
My Thesis Film: A Thesis Film by Erik Anderson
Kanza Feris
Old Woman / Woman in Courtyard (voice)
Also in
Web of Lies
Out with Dad
Kawa Ada
Razaq (voice)
Also in
The Listener
Mayday
Kane Mahon
Optician / Kiln Owner Talib / Crowd Voices (voice)
Also in
Taken
Red Snow
Ali Kazmi
Cousin / Fruit Seller / Market Voices (voice)
Known for
Shivaay
Mran Volkhard
Megaphone Voice / Shopkeeper (voice)
No other roles listed
Ezra Sholeh
Apple Seller / Guard / Teen Boy 2 / Crowd Voices (voice)
Known for
Rev
Nora Twomey Director · Anita Doron Screenplay Deborah Ellis Author
Worldwide gross $2.8M · Budget $10M · United States release November 17, 2017
Box office
Budget
$10,000,000
Worldwide gross
$2,790,214
Gross vs. budget
0.3×
Production
Aircraft Pictures
Production
Cartoon Saloon
Production
Melusine Productions
Production
Jolie Pas
Production
GKIDS
Production
Irish Film Board
Production
Téléfilm Canada
Production
Canada · Ireland · Luxembourg · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Italian
Release dates
Canada · September 8, 2017
Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
United States · November 17, 2017
Theatrical
Ireland · May 28, 2018
Theatrical
United States
October 20, 2017 · Premiere · Animation Is Film Festival
November 13, 2017 · Premiere · AFI Fest
February 17, 2018 · Premiere · Providence Children's Film Festival
Argentina
April 12, 2018 · Premiere · Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema
Australia
June 9, 2018 · Premiere · Sydney Film Festival
Canada
October 7, 2017 · Premiere · Edmonton International Film Festival
China
April 21, 2018 · Premiere · Beijing International Film Festival
France
June 11, 2018 · Premiere · Annecy International Animation Film Festival
June 27, 2018 · Theatrical
October 24, 2018 · Physical
Germany
June 1, 2018 · Digital
October 3, 2018 · Premiere · Schlingel Film Festival
Hong Kong SAR China
March 25, 2018 · Premiere · Hong Kong International Film Festival
July 28, 2018 · Theatrical
Indonesia
May 3, 2018 · Premiere · Europe on Screen
September 29, 2018 · Premiere · Bali International Film Festival
Ireland
February 22, 2018 · Premiere · Jameson Dublin International Film Festival
Italy
June 1, 2018 · Digital · Netflix
November 25, 2019 · Theatrical
Japan
June 1, 2018 · Digital · Netflix
November 22, 2018 · Premiere · Kineko International Children's Film Festival
December 20, 2019 · Theatrical
Lebanon
April 22, 2018 · Premiere · Metropolis Youth Film Festival
Luxembourg
February 22, 2018 · Premiere · Luxembourg City Film Festival
Portugal
March 12, 2018 · Premiere · Monstra Lisbon Animated Film Festival
September 5, 2019 · Theatrical
Spain
June 14, 2019 · Theatrical
November 5, 2019 · Premiere · Asian Film Festival Barcelona
Sweden
March 25, 2018 · Premiere · BUFF Film Festival
October 27, 2023 · Premiere · Göteborg Film Festival Prisma
Taiwan
March 30, 2018 · Premiere · Taiwan International Children's Film Festival
United Kingdom
October 8, 2017 · Premiere · BFI London Film Festival
May 28, 2018 · Theatrical
September 17, 2018 · Digital
October 22, 2018 · Physical
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