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The Breadwinner
Come Thanksgiving time, there will be no shortage of animated offerings for families to enjoy at theaters. But few will provide the cultural perspective of The Breadwinner. Based on Deborah Ellis' best-selling young adult novel, the movie situates viewers in Taliban-dominated Afghanistan and follows the life of an 11-year-old girl whose father is wrongly arrested and imprisoned. Determined to earn money for her family, the young girl, Parvana, cuts her hair and disguises herself as a boy. This GKIDS offering, directed by Nora Twomey and with Angelina Jolie serving as one of the producers, debuted to much critical buzz at the Toronto International Film Festival earlier this fall and will be a likely Oscar contender for Best Animated Feature this winter. — Bret
Opens in U.S. theaters Friday, Nov. 17
Come Thanksgiving time, there will be no shortage of animated offerings for families to enjoy at theaters. But few will provide the cultural perspective of The Breadwinner. Based on Deborah Ellis' best-selling young adult novel, the movie situates viewers in Taliban-dominated Afghanistan and follows the life of an 11-year-old girl whose father is wrongly arrested and imprisoned. Determined to earn money for her family, the young girl, Parvana, cuts her hair and disguises herself as a boy. This GKIDS offering, directed by Nora Twomey and with Angelina Jolie serving as one of the producers, debuted to much critical buzz at the Toronto International Film Festival earlier this fall and will be a likely Oscar contender for Best Animated Feature this winter. — Bret
Opens in U.S. theaters Friday, Nov. 17
TitlesThe Breadwinner
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