| Description |
1 videodisc (93 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
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digital optical surround DTS-HD 5.1 rda |
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video file Blu-Ray region A rda |
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Motion picture. |
| System Details |
Blu-ray, wide screen (2.39:1); DTS-HD 5.1; 1080p high definition; requires Blu-ray player. |
| Language |
Subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH). |
| Note |
Title from web page. |
| Performer |
Voices, Saara Chaudry, Soma Chhaya, Laara Sadiq. |
| Credits |
Editor, Darragh Byrne ; music, Mychael Danna, Jeff Danna. |
| Note |
Based on the book by Deborah Ellis. |
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Anamorphic wide screen (2.39:1). |
| Audience |
Rating: PG-13; for thematic material including some violent images. |
| Summary |
Parvana is an eleven-year-old girl growing up under the Taliban in Afghanistan in 2001. When her father is wrongfully arrested, Parvana cuts off her hair and dresses like a boy in order to support her family. Working alongside her friend Shauzia, Parvana discovers a new world of freedom, and danger. With undaunted courage, Parvana draws strength from the fantastical stories she invents, as she embarks on a quest to find her father and reunite her family. |
| Note |
Bonus features: Introduction by director Nora Twomey and executive producer Angelina Jolie; audio commentary with the filmmakers; the making of "The breadwinner"; theatrical trailer. |
| Subject |
Ellis, Deborah, 1960- -- Film adaptations.
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Taliban -- Drama.
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Girls -- Afghanistan -- Drama.
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Sex role -- Afghanistan -- Drama.
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Women's rights -- Afghanistan -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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Animated films.
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Film adaptations.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Twomey, Nora, film director.
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Doron, Anita, 1974- screenwriter.
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Leo, Anthony, film producer.
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Cauhdarī, Sārah, voice actor.
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Chhaya, Soma, voice actor.
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Sadiq, Laara, voice actor.
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Motion picture adaptation of (work): Ellis, Deborah, 1960-
Breadwinner series.
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Aircraft Pictures (Firm), producer company.
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Cartoon Saloon (Firm), producer company.
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Melusine Productions, producer company.
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Jolie Pas (Firm), producer company.
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Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm), publisher.
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| Standard No. |
191329051580 |
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