TV Standard: NTSC
Color: Color
Aspect Ratio(s): 16:9 Scope
Layers: single-sided/single-layered
Original Release Year: 2017

Credits:

Deborah Ellis,Jeff Danna,Saara Chaudry,Mychael Danna,Soma Chhaya,Nora Twomey,Laara Sadiq

Description:

Breadwinner / Animation Pavana is 11 years old. A story of courage of a girl who cut her hair and became a "boy". Nominated for Best Animated Feature Film at the 90th Academy Awards! Song of the Sea" and "The Secret of Brendan and Kells" Cartoon Saloon's latest film. -- Eleven-year-old Pavana lives with her father, a teacher, her mother, a writer, her older sister and her young brother in one of the small apartments in war-torn Kabul, Afghanistan. Living under Taliban rule, Pavana grew up listening to the stories her father told her and helping him earn a living by reading and writing letters to people in the marketplace. One day, her father is arrested by the Taliban, and Pavana's life changes forever. The Taliban forbids women from leaving home without a man, so the family cannot earn money or even go out to buy food. To support her family as the family breadwinner, Pavana cuts her hair and becomes a "boy. Pavana is determined to find a way to save her father, despite the dangers. Special Feature: Animated Short "Late Afternoon" 10 mins Director: Louise Bagnall (Nominee for Best Animated Short Film at the 91st Academy Awards)