On a bit of a mid week home film night I wanted to try something on my watch list, so up popped The Breadwinner.
Some of my favourite films are animations and not just the gorgeous work of Pixar but also those you’d class as “world cinema”, think Ponyo and Kubo and the two strings.
The Breadwinner falls into that category, beautifully telling the story of Parvana, a young girl in Taliban controlled Afghanistan who finds herself the titular Breadwinner when her father is imprisoned.
It follows her struggle to see him again and takes her on a journey filled with stories of friendship, love and kindness in the face of violence and oppression, she is carried along and given strength by sharing a magical story of a small boy and an evil elephant
A gorgeous animation told with a real charm, covering a difficult story with the tenderness and magic only animation can really do. A lovely watch.
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