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The Breadwinner (2017)

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The Breadwinner

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Director

  • Nora Twomey
    Nora Twomey

Writers

  • Anita Doron
    Anita Doron
    screenplay
  • Deborah Ellis
    Deborah Ellis
    screen story
  • Deborah Ellis
    Deborah Ellis
    based on the book by

Cast

(in credits order)
  • Saara Chaudry at an event for The Oscars (2018)
    Saara Chaudry
    Saara Chaudry
    Parvana
    (voice)
  • Soma Chhaya
    Soma Chhaya
    Shauzia
    (voice) (as Soma Bhatia)
  • Noorin Gulamgaus
    Noorin Gulamgaus
    Noorin Gulamgaus
    Idrees
    /Sulayman
    (voice)
  • Laara Sadiq and Sarena Parmar in Flashpoint (2008)
    Laara Sadiq
    Laara Sadiq
    Fattema
    /Old Woman
    (voice)
  • Ali Badshah
    Ali Badshah
    Ali Badshah
    Nurullah
    /Talib Security Man
    (voice)
  • Shaista Latif
    Shaista Latif
    Soraya
    (voice)
  • Kanza Feris
    Kanza Feris
    Sorceress
    /Woman in Courtyard
    (voice)
  • Kawa Ada
    Kawa Ada
    Razaq
    (voice)
  • Kane Mahon
    Kane Mahon
    Optician
    /Kiln Owner
    /Crowd Voices
    (voice)
  • the Godfather effect-Shoot for TGIF Magazine
    Ali Kazmi
    Ali Kazmi
    Darya
    /Fruit Juice Vendor
    /Jail Warden
    /Various
    (voice)
  • Mran Volkhard
    Mran Volkhard
    Megaphone
    /Market Seller
    (voice)
  • Ezra Sholeh
    Ezra Sholeh
    Stall Seller
    /Fruit Seller
    /Guard Man on Bike
    /Teenage Boy #2
    (voice) (as Reza Sholeh)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically
  • Lily Erlinghauser
    Lily Erlinghauser
    Zaki
    (voice)
  • Wamiq Furoghudin
    Wamiq Furoghudin
    Prison Gatekeeper
    (voice)
  • Millad Hamidkohzad
    Millad Hamidkohzad
    Other Talib Boy
    /Guard #2
    (voice)
  • Salaman Hamidkohzad
    Salaman Hamidkohzad
    Male Shopper
    /Crowd Voices
    (voice)
  • Abu Hashim Dostyar
    Abu Hashim Dostyar
    Teen Boy
    /Market Seller
    /Crowd Voices
    (voice)
  • Sapeda Hashim Dostyar
    Sapeda Hashim Dostyar
    Child Market Seller
    /Crowd Voices
    (voice)
  • Ali Hassan
    Ali Hassan
    Ali Hassan
    Haggling Old Man
    /Beating Talib
    /Horse
    /Round Man
    /Very Old Man
    (voice)
  • Finn Jackson Parle
    Finn Jackson Parle
    Zaki
    (voice)
  • Enayat Mazaryar
    Enayat Mazaryar
    Talib Teen
    /Thin Man
    /Talib Soldier
    /Crowd Voices
    (voice)
  • Patrick McGrath
    Patrick McGrath
    Zaki
    (voice)

Producers

  • Karim Amer
    Karim Amer
    executive producer
  • Mary Bredin
    Mary Bredin
    executive producer
  • Mary Callery
    Mary Callery
    Exec Prod Screen Ireland
  • Risa Cohen
    Risa Cohen
    production executive
  • Tommaso Colognese
    Tommaso Colognese
    associate producer
  • Frank Falcone
    Frank Falcone
    executive producer
  • Mimi Polk Gitlin
    Mimi Polk Gitlin
    executive producer
  • Angelina Jolie
    Angelina Jolie
    executive producer
  • Nora Keely
    Nora Keely
    supervising producer
  • Anthony Leo
    Anthony Leo
    producer
  • Jon Levin
    Jon Levin
    executive producer
  • Tomm Moore
    Tomm Moore
    producer
  • Jehane Noujaim
    Jehane Noujaim
    executive producer
  • Fabien Renelli
    Fabien Renelli
    associate producer
  • Stéphan Roelants
    Stéphan Roelants
    co-producer
  • Andrew Rosen
    Andrew Rosen
    producer
  • Katja Schumann
    Katja Schumann
    line producer
  • Regina K. Scully
    Regina K. Scully
    executive producer
  • Gerry Shirren
    Gerry Shirren
    executive producer
  • Philip Svoboda
    Philip Svoboda
    associate producer
  • Damian Temporale
    Damian Temporale
    line producer
  • Paul Young
    Paul Young
    producer

Composers

  • Jeff Danna
    Jeff Danna
  • Mychael Danna
    Mychael Danna

Cinematographer

  • Sheldon Lisoy
    Sheldon Lisoy
    director of photography

Editor

  • Darragh Byrne
    Darragh Byrne

Art Directors

  • Ciaran Duffy
    Ciaran Duffy
  • Reza Riahi
    Reza Riahi

Makeup Department

  • Natalie Dale
    Natalie Dale
    key hair stylist / key makeup artist

Production Management

  • Anne-Flore Aussant
    Anne-Flore Aussant
    production manager
  • Nuria González Blanco
    Nuria González Blanco
    production manager: Storyworld Sequences

Second Unit Directors or Assistant Directors

  • Mark Mullery
    Mark Mullery
    technical director
  • Jeremy Purcell
    Jeremy Purcell
    Storyworld Sequence Director
  • Stuart Shankly
    Stuart Shankly
    assistant director

Art Department

  • Sandra Norup Andersen
    Sandra Norup Andersen
    character design
  • Rosa Ballester Cabo
    Rosa Ballester Cabo
    concept artist
  • Alice Dieudonné
    Alice Dieudonné
    concept artist: Storyworld Sequences / concept design & color script
  • Claire Duffy
    Claire Duffy
    Prop department
  • Daby Zainab Faidhi
    Daby Zainab Faidhi
    designer
  • Giovanna Ferrari
    Giovanna Ferrari
    storyboard artist
  • Tomm Moore
    Tomm Moore
    storyboard artist
  • Julien Regnard
    Julien Regnard
    designer / storyboard artist
  • Stefano Scapolan
    Stefano Scapolan
    Layout & Background Designer/Supervisor: Storyworld Sequences
  • Mireia Serra
    Mireia Serra
    storyboard artist

Sound Department

  • Taylor Brockelsby
    Taylor Brockelsby
    first assistant sound editor
  • John Elliot
    John Elliot
    foley artist
  • Nelson Ferreira
    Nelson Ferreira
    supervising sound editor
  • J.R. Fountain
    J.R. Fountain
    re-recording mixer / sound designer / supervising sound editor
  • Brian Gallant
    Brian Gallant
    dialogue recordist
  • Scott Hitchon
    Scott Hitchon
    assistant re-recording mixer
  • Frank Morrone
    Frank Morrone
    re-recording mixer
  • Tom Murray
    Tom Murray
    assistant re-recording mixer
  • Dashen Naidoo
    Dashen Naidoo
    sound effects editor
  • Kevin Schultz
    Kevin Schultz
    foley editor / foley mixer

Visual Effects

  • Brandon Bonus
    Brandon Bonus
    technical director
  • Kevin Clark
    Kevin Clark
    digital compositor
  • David Fix
    David Fix
    director of it: guru studio
  • Hiram Gifford
    Hiram Gifford
    digital compositor
  • Adam Klassen
    Adam Klassen
    technical director
  • Sheldon Lisoy
    Sheldon Lisoy
    compositing supervisor
  • Tyler Mullett
    Tyler Mullett
    compositor
  • Claudio Pacciarella
    Claudio Pacciarella
    visual effects supervisor: 2D FX Supervisor
  • Paul Parvulescu
    Paul Parvulescu
    compositor
  • Zebulon Pike
    Zebulon Pike
    digital compositor

Camera and Electrical Department

  • Ryan Singh
    Ryan Singh
    still photographer

Animation Department

  • Sandra Norup Andersen
    Sandra Norup Andersen
    character designer / posing artist
  • Pierre Arenas
    Pierre Arenas
    assistant animator: Studio 352
  • Emmanuel Asquier-Brassart
    Emmanuel Asquier-Brassart
    animator
  • Chloe Aubert
    Chloe Aubert
    animator / posing artist
  • Louise Bagnall
    Louise Bagnall
    clean character designer / posing artist
  • Danas Bereznickas
    Danas Bereznickas
    key animator: Studio 352
  • Lily Bernard
    Lily Bernard
    key background artist
  • Trudy Binder
    Trudy Binder
    ink and paint artist: Guru Studio
  • Veronika Birova
    Veronika Birova
    assistant animator: Studio 352
  • Guillaume Bissieres
    Guillaume Bissieres
    assistant animator: Studio 352

Casting Department

  • Stephany Seki
    Stephany Seki
    casting assistant

Editorial Department

  • Frank Biasi
    Frank Biasi
    digital intermediate editor
  • Richie Cody
    Richie Cody
    assistant editor (as Richard Cody) / assistant editor
  • Patrick Duchesne
    Patrick Duchesne
    digital intermediate producer
  • Margaret Hutz
    Margaret Hutz
    digital imaging technician
  • Alan Slattery
    Alan Slattery
    assistant editor
  • Brett Trider
    Brett Trider
    colorist

Music Department

  • Jina Hyojin An
    Jina Hyojin An
    score producer
  • The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
    The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
    orchestra
  • Qais Essar
    Qais Essar
    composer: additional music
  • John Fee
    John Fee
    musician: Dilruba
  • James Fitzpatrick
    James Fitzpatrick
    Orchestral Music Contractor
  • Sandro Friedrich
    Sandro Friedrich
    musician: ethnic wind instruments
  • Joshua Hill
    Joshua Hill
    lyricist
  • Jan Holzner
    Jan Holzner
    scoring engineer
  • Sandro Hussel
    Sandro Hussel
    musician: Dilruba
  • Adam Klemens
    Adam Klemens
    conductor / orchestrator

Additional Crew

  • Kawa Ada
    Kawa Ada
    dialect coach
  • Mariana Méndez Alejandre
    Mariana Méndez Alejandre
    Publicist: Awards
  • Maya Amsellem
    Maya Amsellem
    international sales: WestEnd Films
  • Jenn Anderson
    Jenn Anderson
    production associate
  • Caoimhe Ní Bhrádaigh
    Caoimhe Ní Bhrádaigh
    production coordinator
  • Lucie Braverman
    Lucie Braverman
    head of marketing: WestEnd Films
  • Lynn Burshtein
    Lynn Burshtein
    legal services for Guru Studio
  • Álvar Carretero de la Fuente
    Álvar Carretero de la Fuente
    awards publicist
  • Gary Chadwick
    Gary Chadwick
    software developer
  • Jonathan Clarke
    Jonathan Clarke
    development coordinator

Thanks

  • Aaron Champion
    Aaron Champion
    special thanks
  • Becki Hui
    Becki Hui
    thanks (as Becki Brisson)
  • James Weyman
    James Weyman
    special thanks

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