The breadwinner

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Movie
German title The breadwinner
Original title The breadwinner
Country of production Canada ,
Ireland ,
Luxembourg
original language English
Publishing year 2017
length 94 minutes
Rod
Director Nora Twomey
script Anita Doron ,
Deborah Ellis
production Anthony Leo ,
Tomm Moore ,
Andrew Rosen ,
Paul Young
music Mychael Danna
cut Darragh Byrne
occupation
synchronization

The breadwinner (original title: The Breadwinner ) is an animated film drama from 2017 directed by Nora Twomey. After the film was initially shown at various festivals from the Toronto Film Festival on September 8, 2017, it was released in cinemas in the USA on November 17, 2017. In Germany, the film was first seen online on June 1, 2018 .

The film was nominated for an Oscar in the “ Best Animated Film ” category at the 90th Academy Awards.

action

Parvana is an 11-year-old girl who lives under the control of the Taliban in Kabul, Afghanistan . Her father Nurullah, who is a teacher, was permanently injured during the Soviet-Afghan war: during the war he lost his left leg and became a street vendor. After he allegedly insulted a young Taliban member, Idrees, in a Kabul market where the two were selling goods, Nurullah was wrongly arrested at dinner. Parvana's family now has no adult male relative. Her older brother Sulayman died years ago and so they, their mother Fattema, their older sister Soraya and their youngest brother Zaki are now in the situation of having no way of supporting the family, as they cannot live without a male family member allowed to go to the house. After an unsuccessful attempt by Parvana to buy food as a girl, she decides to dress up as a boy and pretend to be Nurulla's nephew "Aatish" and in this way support the family.

The trick works, and Parvana is able to get both food and money. She meets Shauzia, another young girl who dresses up as a boy to support her family. On Shauzia's advice, Parvana goes to jail where her father is being held and tries to bribe the guards so she can see him. The plan fails every time, and Parvana is scared away. She works to save more money in order to raise more bribe and takes on hard labor jobs at Shauzia, who is trying to save enough money to escape her abusive father. In the meantime, Fattema feels compelled to write to a relative in Mazar-i-Sharif and offer Soraya an arranged marriage to one of her younger cousins ​​in exchange for a roof over her head and protection. Parvana also meets Razaq, who was with Idrees when her father was arrested; the illiterate Razaq pays her to read him a letter revealing that his wife Hawla was killed by a mine on the way to a wedding. He befriends Parvana and meets with her again and again so that she can teach him to read and write.

Parvana and Shauzia take on a hard-working job that Idrees is also present at. He recognizes her and, after being hit by a brick thrown by Parvana, tries to kill her while trying to escape. Parvana and Shauzia manage to hide and Idrees is abruptly called to a war that is just breaking out; he will not be seen again. When Parvana returns home, Fattema begs her to stop the dangerous dressing up. Fattema reports that her relatives have accepted Soraya and that they will pick her up the day after tomorrow. Parvana agrees on the condition that she still visit Nurullah in prison to let him know where they are going. Razaq has a cousin who works in prison and lets them in. She tearfully says goodbye to Shauzia and promises that they will meet in 20 years. However, while Parvana makes his way to the prison, Fattema's cousin arrives early and forces her to come with him without Parvana as the war begins and the streets will soon be blocked. Fattema finally turns angry at her cousin and refuses to move on; he leaves the family on the street.

Parvana arrives at the prison where she finds Razaq. After Parvana reveals that she is Nurullah's daughter, Razaq informs her that his cousin has gone to fight, but he will get Nurullah out; the prison is evacuated by weakened prisoners who cannot fight, and Parvana has to watch their execution. Razaq is shot in the shoulder while rescuing the weakened Nurullah, but is only non-fatally wounded and the father and daughter are reunited. Parvana goes with her father to join the rest of the family.

synchronization

The German dubbing was done by SDI Media Germany GmbH, Berlin. The dialogue book was written by Tanja Schmitz , who also directed the dialogue.

role Original speaker Voice actor
Optician Kane Mahon Frank Kirschgen
cousin Ali Kazmi Christoph Banks
frightened woman Kanza Feris Carmen Katt
Fattema Laara Sadiq Katrin Zimmermann
Idrees Noorin Gulamgau Armin Schlagwein
customer Salaman Hamidkohzad Hanns Jörg Krumpholz
Nurullah Shaista Latif Sebastian Christoph Jacob
Parvana Saara Chaudry Yamuna Kemmerling
Razaq Kawa Ada Werner Böhnke
Shauzia Soma Bhatia Marie Hinze
Soraya Shaista Latif Tanja Schmitz
Sulayman Noorin Gulamgau Sebastian Fitzner
Taliban teenagers Enayat Mazaryar Christopher Kohn
Gatekeeper Wamiq Furoghudin Tim Moeseritz
Seller Mran Volkhard Klaus Lochthove
Zaki Patrick McGrath Felix Ebert

production

In May 2016 it was announced that the main animation for the film had started. The breadwinner is a co-production by Aircraft Pictures in Canada, Melusine Productions in Luxembourg and Cartoon Saloon in Ireland.

The breadwinner was produced by Angelina Jolie , who worked with director Nora Twomey to bring the novel The Sun in the Face of Deborah Ellis to the screen. Twomey is an Irish animator , director, screenwriter, producer and voice actress. She is also a founding partner of Cartoon Saloon , an Irish animation studio based in Kilkenny that created the essential animations for The Bread Maker .

Publication and awards

The film was nominated for the Oscar in the category “ Best Animated Film ” at the 2018 Academy Awards.

reception

The breadwinner received generally positive reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes , the movie has a 95% rating based on 95 reviews, with an average rating of 7.9 / 10.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Academy Award Winners 2018: The Complete List. In: variety.com. March 4, 2018, accessed January 13, 2019 .
  2. ↑ The breadwinner. In: synchronkartei.de. German synchronous index , accessed on April 16, 2019 .
  3. ↑ Mercedes Milligan: International Co-Pro 'The Breadwinner' Enters Production. In: Animation Magazine . May 19, 2016, accessed January 17, 2019 .
  4. ↑ The breadwinner at Rotten Tomatoes (English)Template: Rotten Tomatoes / Maintenance / "imported from" is missing

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