• Director(s)

    Nora Twomey

  • Production Year

    2017

  • Genre(s)

    Animation, Drama

  • Approx. running minutes

    89m

  • Cast

    Saara Chaudry (voice), Laara Sadiq (voice), Shaista Latif�(voice), Ali Badshah (voice), Noorin Gulamgaus (voice), Kawa Ada (voice)

Film

The Breadwinner

moderate threat, violence

THE BREADWINNER is a Canadian animation drama in which a young Afghan girl disguises herself as a boy in order to provide for her family.…

THE BREADWINNER is a Canadian animation drama in which a young Afghan girl disguises herself as a boy in order to provide for her family.

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violence
Two women are beaten: we hear the sounds of the impacts but the blows occur off-screen. A man is shot, resulting in moderately bloody aftermath detail. A man punches a child in the stomach, knocking her to the ground.
threat and horror
A child is caught amidst gunfire and bombing. Two young children are chased by a machine gun-wielding Taliban member. Prisoners are marched at gunpoint by Taliban soldiers; it is implied that they are to be executed. A man threatens a woman with a knife. Milder threat occurs in fantasy sequences in which a boy encounters fearsome creatures and dangerous storms.

  • Director(s)

    Nora Twomey

  • Production Year

    2017

  • Genre(s)

    Animation, Drama

  • Approx. running minutes

    89m

  • Cast

    Saara Chaudry (voice), Laara Sadiq (voice), Shaista Latif�(voice), Ali Badshah (voice), Noorin Gulamgaus (voice), Kawa Ada (voice)

moderate threat, violence
Classified Date:
28/09/2017
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Studio Canal
violence
Two women are beaten: we hear the sounds of the impacts but the blows occur off-screen. A man is shot, resulting in moderately bloody aftermath detail. A man punches a child in the stomach, knocking her to the ground.
threat and horror
A child is caught amidst gunfire and bombing. Two young children are chased by a machine gun-wielding Taliban member. Prisoners are marched at gunpoint by Taliban soldiers; it is implied that they are to be executed. A man threatens a woman with a knife. Milder threat occurs in fantasy sequences in which a boy encounters fearsome creatures and dangerous storms.
moderate threat, violence
Classified Date:
13/07/2018
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Studio Canal
violence
Two women are beaten: we hear the sounds of the impacts but the blows occur off-screen. A man is shot, resulting in moderately bloody aftermath detail. A man punches a child in the stomach, knocking her to the ground.
threat and horror
A child is caught amidst gunfire and bombing. Two young children are chased by a machine gun-wielding Taliban member. Prisoners are marched at gunpoint by Taliban soldiers; it is implied that they are to be executed. A man threatens a woman with a knife. Milder threat occurs in fantasy sequences in which a boy encounters fearsome creatures and dangerous storms.
Classified Date:
12/07/2018
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Studio Canal
Classified Date:
28/03/2018
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Studio Canal
Paperwork Remarks:
Trailer
Classified Date:
13/08/2018
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Studio Canal
Paperwork Remarks:
Additional material Audio commentary with The Filmakers

  • Classified date

    13/07/2018

  • BBFC reference

    AVF356651

  • Language

    English

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The Breadwinner is an animated film based on the novel of the same name by Deborah Ellis, exploring themes of oppression and bereavement through the story of a young girl living in Afghanistan under the rule of the Taliban.