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Film Info

Ireland 2018 | 94 min. Director: Nora Twomey
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Project / Host

European Film Awards

Synopsis

Based on the best-selling children's novel by Deborah Ellis, THE BREADWINNER tells the story of Parvana, an 11-year-old girl growing up in Afghanistan in 2001. When her father is arrested, Parvana dresses as a boy in order to work and provide for her family. Together with her best friend Shauzia, she risks discovery trying to find her father.

Cast & Crew

Biography

Nora Twomey has been part of Cartoon Saloon since it set up in Kilkenny in 1999.

She directed award-winning short films such as FROM DARKNESS before going on to co-directing the Oscar-nominated THE SECRET OF KELLS with Tomm Moore.

She was creative producer on the Netflix pre-school series PUFFIN ROCK and head of story on the EFA-winning SONG OF THE SEA.

Nora is married with two boys, one cat and (at the time of writing) five fishes.

Cast & Crew

Nora Twomey
 Anthony Leo, Andrew Rosen, Paul Young, Tomm Moore, Stephan Roelants
 Anita Doron
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