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The Breadwinner

Name: The Breadwinner
Released: 2017

2017

In Taliban-controlled Kabul, a headstrong young girl cuts her hair and passes as a boy to earn money for her family after her father is taken away. This animated drama braids her ordeal together with the folk tale she spins to keep hope alive.

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Part of 10 Movies Set in or About Afghanistan

This film is stop 1 of 10 in the hand-ranked outside-view route set in or about Afghanistan. See the complete ranking or read the selection methodology.

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