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The Breadwinner (Virtual)

Available March 20–21, 2021

$12 General Admission

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The Breadwinner tells the story of Parvana, an 11-year-old girl growing up under the Taliban in Afghanistan in 2001.

From executive producer Angelina Jolie and the creators of the Academy Award®-nominated The Secret of Kells and Song of the Sea, comes the highly anticipated new feature based on Deborah Ellis’ bestselling novel. The Breadwinner tells the story of Parvana, an 11-year-old girl growing up under the Taliban in Afghanistan in 2001. When her father is wrongfully arrested, Parvana disguises herself as a boy in order to support her family. With dauntless perseverance, Parvana draws strength from the stories her father told her, and ultimately risks her life to discover if he is still alive. Equal parts thrilling and enchanting, The Breadwinner is a timely and inspiring tale about the transcendent power of stories, and their potential to unite and heal us all.

 

Nora Twomey  | Ireland/Canada/Luxembourg/United States/Japan/United Kingdom/France  |  2017  |  94 mins. 

"Not unlike her gutsy protagonist, Twomey moves through the charged landscape with extraordinary agility"

- Hollywood Reporter

"Further proof that we are living through a golden age of animation"

- The Guardian

"This gorgeously animated but unflinching tale of a young girl's courage under Taliban rule is a poignant, important reminder about the violence that girls and women face in extreme patriarchies"

- Common Sense Media

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