It's fine but I think it's more of a 4 or 5.The worst part about this movie is that it doesn't go along with the books well, Almost everyone's name is changed besides Parvana and Shauzia. And the ending wasn't much of an ending, Parvana rescues Father and then they were taking to each other about something and the screen turned black, I thought it was a transition to a different scene but the movie just ended, I was really confused and disappointed.The story thing about seeds is cool but pretty pointless.In conclusion, a 7.7 (at the time of this review) is too much for now mediocre the movie is (Unless you never read the book the movie is based off of).

From the same studio that made Song of the Sea, and from executive producer Angelina Jolie, Mark Kermode was giving this great praise, saying he had seen about three times, and it did look and sound interesting, so I went to see it at the cinema. Basically set in 2001, in Kabul, Afghanistan, while it is under the control of the Taliban, eleven-year-old Parvana (Saara Chaudry) helps her father Nurullah (Ali Badshah), who lost one of his legs during The Soviet-Afghan War, with selling goods in the market. Nurullah is unjustly arrested after Idrees (Noorin Gulamgaus), a volatile young member of the Taliban, thinks he insulted him, leaving Parvana's family without an adult male relative, her elder brother Sulayman died years ago. Parvana, her mother Fattema (Laara Sadiq), her elder sister Soraya (Shaista Latif) and her baby brother Zaki (Lily Erlinghauser) are not allowed to go out without a male relative, so they have no means to support the family. After Parvana tries unsuccessfully to procure food going out as a girl, she decides to dress as a boy and pretend to be Nurullah's nephew, "Aatish" (meaning "fire") to support the family. During the time she is doing this, she often entertains her baby brother telling the story of a young man on a journey to defeat the evil Elephant King and help his village. The ploy works, Parvana is able to get food and money, and she befriend Shauzia (Soma Chhaya), another young girl dressing as a boy to support her family. On Shauza's advice, Parvana goes to the prison where her father is being held to try to bribe the guards into letting her see him, but this plan fails, Parvana is driven away. She starts saving money for a larger bribe, working hard labour jobs with Shauzia, who is saving up to get away from her abusive father, meanwhile Fattema is forced to write to a relative in Mazar, offering Soraya up for marriage in exchange for shelter and protection. Parvana also meets Razaq, who was with Idrees when her father was arrested; he is illiterate and pays her to read a letter, it says that his wife Hawla was killed, he befriends her and continues to meet with her so that she can teach him to read and write. Parvana and Shauzia take a job, Idrees is there and recognizes Parvana, he tries her as they both flee, they manage to hide and Idrees is abruptly called away to fight in the War of Afghanistan. Parvana returns home, Fattema pleads with her to stop the dangerous ploy, her relatives have accepted Soraya and will be collecting them the day after next, she agrees on the condition that she visits her father in prison to tell him where they will be living. Parvana says a tearful goodbye to Shauzia, promising they will meet again in 20 years from then, but the cousin expected arrives early and forces them to leave without Parvana, as the war is starting, and roads will be blocked. Fattema eventually stands up to her cousin, refusing to let him take them further, and he leaves the family stranded in the road. Parvana arrives at the prison, where she finds Razaq, after she reveals she is Nurullah's daughter, he tells her he will retrieve her father, as the prison clearing out of the weaker prisoners who cannot fight, some being executed. A terrified Parvana gathers her courage to stay by finishing the story of the boy, who she turns into Sulayman, who is revealed to have died when a land mine exploded. Razaq is attacked while rescuing the weak Nurullah, he is wounded, but the father and daughter are reunited, Parvana takes Nurullah away, where they will soon reunite with the rest of the family. This is an accomplished example that the animation genre can be so much more than entertainment, the story is not one I could see being done in live action, the colourful hand drawn animation is superb, the young lead character is the emotional draw, and the film is not afraid to tackle hard subjects as gently as possible, a compelling and inspired animated drama. It was nominated the Oscar for Best Animated Feature Film, and it was nominated the Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture - Animated. Very good!

A 2D-animated story taking place in the real world with no princesses? A hard sell these days. "The Breadwinner," based on the book by Deborah Ellis, runs completely counter to the CGI-photorealism, elaborate world-building and talking animals of Disney, DreamWorks and Illumination. Yet that's precisely what makes it a pleasure to watch, just not in the absent-minded "how do I entertain my kids for a couple hours?" way. Simply animated, softly spoken and not trying to crack jokes all the time, there's an endearing purity to "The Breadwinner" that becomes rather immediately apparent. The drawing style lack gritty details, and yet the characters are all extremely expressive, especially the big green eyes of protagonist Parvana (Saara Chaudry), a young girl living in Kabul, Afghanistan whose father is jailed by the Taliban for more or less talking back. Of course, losing your patriarch in a strict Muslim patriarchal society in which women must stay indoors or be accompanied by a man (and covered head to toe) is a problem, especially for Parvana, her mother, older sister and baby brother. Without any means to provide for themselves, Parvana disguises herself as a boy to sell goods and reading/writing services at the market, while also trying to make cash on the side to buy information about how she can rescue her father from prison.Interspersed throughout the narrative is Parvana telling a very long, traditional-sounding fairy tale, first to little brother Zaki, then to a girl her age who is also disguised as a boy and lastly to herself. The story of Sulayman, who went on a quest to retrieve his village's precious seeds from the evil Elephant King, gets told in a paper-cut animated style but is actually the most sophisticated element of the movie. One expects the tale of Sulayman to reveal an obvious moral parallel to Parvana's story, but this side narrative has much deeper and complex relationship with the main story.Despite the animation's technical simplicity, director Nora Twomey ("The Secret of Kells") builds an extremely vibrant Kabul. The film is never lacking for setting or context and certainly offers more of an authentic perspective on life in Afghanistan under the Taliban than any contemporary American war film audiences are used to. The realities of living under terrorist rule and being a Muslim woman are also extremely accessible to children Parvana's age (11) and older.Focusing on a traditional story of familial struggle, "The Breadwinner" manages to hit all its emotional marks and immediately root itself in viewers' hearts. It's so genuine, authentic and not flashy, which makes it an ideal tool for the emotionally mature child, not so much the easily distracted, younger variety.~Steven CThanks for reading! Visit Movie Muse Reviews for more

In Taliban-controlled Kabul, a young girl named Parvana has to sell her best dress on the street with her father Nurullah. He's a former teacher and they're harassed by his former student Idrees turned Taliban. Idrees feels slighted and falsely accuses Nurullah. With her father in prison, Parvana has to dress as a boy to buy food and earn money for the family. Her writer mother is beaten for being in the streets without a male chaperon. Parvana is befriended by Shauzia, another girl who dresses as a boy and mentors her in the ways of the streets. To please her little brother, she tells him stories about a young boy on a quest against the Elephant King.The animation is beautiful. The story is compelling. Parvana is an empathetic character in a real apocalyptic world. The fantasy tale is slow at first but it pays off by intertwining with her real world story. There is a real intensity in the build up and in the climatic reveal. The only drawback is that I hoped for a real Parvana to tell her own story. No matter how sincere the writing and how well the telling, it is in the end a second hand tale.