The Breadwinner (2017)

A headstrong young girl in Afghanistan disguises herself as a boy in order to provide for her family.
Country: Canada, Ireland, Luxembourg, USA
Directed By: Nora Twomey
Written By: Anita Doron, Deborah Ellis
Starring: Laara Sadiq, Saara Chaudry, Shaista Latif

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2. Young Adult novel adaptation (public: moderated by nauru - 2 stars)
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Jan 07 | soso | 60 0% |
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Jan 04 | Grahamb | 70 33% |
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Jan 03 | doyler29 | 80 65% |
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This adaptation of a popular YA novel from the co-director of "The Secret of Kells" takes a more straightforward approach to the material, but gains a lot of power from it's simple appeal to the viewer's sense of justice. A story that Pavana is telling her younger brother runs through the film, and that utilizes the more ornate animation style of "The Secret of Kells", but most of the animation is executed with a sort of abstract realism.
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Jan 01 | Barxday | 64 71% |
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Dec 29, 2020 | ![]() |
Quintonjamin | 80 77% |
Such a powerful story makes this beautifully animated film hard to watch, but very worthwhile.
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Dec 27, 2020 | rewiind | 55 35% |
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Dec 19, 2020 | MrFramedrops | 80 83% |
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Dec 14, 2020 | abesempire | 90 75% |
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Dec 08, 2020 | hoteltrivago | 90 94% |
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Dec 03, 2020 | DSonla | 70 55% |
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Nov 23, 2020 | Jpobst | 78 50% |
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Nov 18, 2020 | ![]() |
TheShiznit | 61 80% |
Nov 17, 2020 | NevinLiu | 78 58% |
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Nov 06, 2020 | TXinTXe | 70 52% |
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Nov 05, 2020 | ![]() |
aalp | 5 42% |
Oct 18, 2020 | ![]() |
Nikelodeon | 85 92% |
Oct 18, 2020 | ![]() |
BizarroIl | 83 62% |
Oct 08, 2020 | ![]() |
y.serindere | 80 37% |
Oct 07, 2020 | ![]() |
bof | 83 89% |
Sure, there's probably something to be said about an Irish studio filming a Canadian novel about life in Afghanistan. But despite some melodrama trappings it's got some brilliant character work, shifting animation styles to make a point, weaving in tons of little details that underscore everyday life under oppression, and giving even the villains enough depth; there are no leaders here, just people trapped to differing degrees kicking down.
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Oct 04, 2020 | ![]() |
Aron Ericson | 69 66% |
Oct 01, 2020 | Shiann | 95 60% |
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Sep 28, 2020 | PrestoBix40 | 19 31% |
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Sep 24, 2020 | ![]() |
EzraIz | 90 86% |
Sep 21, 2020 | ![]() |
Alan_Laidlaw | 80 66% |
Sep 19, 2020 | vgnpwrz | 62 51% |
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Sep 18, 2020 | EmiGrecco | 90 0% |
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Sep 15, 2020 | ![]() |
Valdac | 83 79% |
Sep 06, 2020 | gecko | 78 34% |
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Sep 05, 2020 | nunobar | 80 72% |
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Sep 01, 2020 | Jlschnei | 75 63% |
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Aug 27, 2020 | rcorreia | 80 84% |
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Aug 26, 2020 | Kallikantza | 75 61% |
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Aug 23, 2020 | ![]() |
mixmaxter | 80 44% |
a sad little story from a war torn nation
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Jul 25, 2020 | hubergl7 | 70 0% |
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Jul 15, 2020 | ![]() |
pileofzack | 87 72% |
Jul 15, 2020 | monoglot | 60 48% |
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Jul 04, 2020 | kappeuter | 60 34% |
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Jul 02, 2020 | ![]() |
MaartenVC | 70 62% |
Jun 30, 2020 | matthagen | 52 57% |
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Fascinating look at a different culture, unique animation. Not engaging enough, but I liked it. A tough watch that I may never revisit.
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Jun 15, 2020 | silentweb | 60 40% |
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Jun 03, 2020 | albiel | 90 91% |
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May 25, 2020 | Raiyan | 70 29% |
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May 21, 2020 | cinephile212 | 77 43% |
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May 19, 2020 | chareuleu | 80 78% |
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Apr 30, 2020 | ![]() |
mynameisdoug | 80 68% |
Apr 29, 2020 | greentrouser | 6 41% |
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Apr 28, 2020 | ahighbluecat | 94 78% |
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Apr 21, 2020 | heybriaan | 90 81% |
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Apr 20, 2020 | ![]() |
sjullymg | 95 52% |
Sensitive, realistic, sad, powerful and multiperspective story. Now I'm watching more animation films and I realized that I should have started earlier.
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Apr 16, 2020 | titito | 0 0% |
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Apr 13, 2020 | bko | 70 51% |
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Mar 30, 2020 | ![]() |
deerme | 90 94% |
Mar 30, 2020 | przypau | 77 81% |
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Mar 24, 2020 | ![]() |
ÖzcanEfe | 75 68% |
Mar 04, 2020 | evillegend | 77 43% |
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Mar 03, 2020 | LazarBloom | 80 89% |
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Mar 02, 2020 | ![]() |
Rainilla | 89 67% |
Feb 19, 2020 | ![]() |
Kuroel | 80 92% |
A flower that blooms in the desert. Even in a place that could be called a hell on earth, people find strength, resilience and friendship. Such a gentle yet crude depiction of life in the Middle East under the most religiously fanatic regime. Every single person should see this.
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Feb 16, 2020 | ![]() |
larmor | 56 50% |
Feb 10, 2020 | mgrey1 | 92 89% |
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clayj41 | 68 46% |
Feb 02, 2020 | tammineni () | 80 68% |
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Jan 19, 2020 | dea5shot | 88 76% |
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Jan 18, 2020 | krulltott | 50 29% |
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Jan 12, 2020 | Dicke_Taube | 70 61% |
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Jan 01, 2020 | bsrraa | 80 74% |
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Dec 02, 2019 | ![]() |
ssavage | 75 70% |
Nov 21, 2019 | stjhka | 80 73% |
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Oct 12, 2019 | ![]() |
feelgoodguy | 77 74% |
Oct 04, 2019 | ![]() |
Vandelay1 | 60 61% |
okay movie
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Oct 02, 2019 | theWatcher | 76 73% |
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Sep 28, 2019 | ![]() |
dumanx | 8 89% |
Sep 26, 2019 | slavisa | 60 31% |
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Sep 22, 2019 | miedzcu | 79 88% |
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Sep 19, 2019 | gr1f1ll3 | 100 97% |
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DawdlingPoet | 80 81% |
Sep 07, 2019 | adamorumcek | 80 65% |
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Aug 26, 2019 | ivanfreire | 43 26% |
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Aug 11, 2019 | oakke | 80 73% |
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Aug 11, 2019 | ![]() |
nickv | 67 51% |
Jun 22, 2019 | ![]() |
jfen | 89 69% |
Jun 20, 2019 | ![]() |
SlrSoapbox | 75 59% |
An interesting and unusual story. Animation is beautiful as always.
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Jun 14, 2019 | ![]() |
Agasdus | 71 63% |
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Jun 10, 2019 | ![]() |
joachimt | 70 66% |
Jun 08, 2019 | pinar | 70 36% |
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kendell | 6 42% |
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Teproc | 63 54% |
May 18, 2019 | Roman_Herbom | 82 76% |
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Apr 13, 2019 | greger_jens | 80 88% |
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Carlospro | 75 64% |
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Mar 21, 2019 | KingBread | 80 80% |
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Feb 28, 2019 | spyce | 67 35% |
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Feb 08, 2019 | ArloJWiley | 90 76% |
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Sweet Leaf | 64 27% |
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antidood1 | 60 35% |
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Jan 20, 2019 | kandinya | 80 86% |
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mevrensel | 60 23% |
Jan 14, 2019 | CesarCastag (CinePlayers.com) | 80 72% |
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Jan 11, 2019 | jpims12 | 91 95% |
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laika | 71 48% |
Jan 05, 2019 | debaser1985 | 67 48% |
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Jan 01, 2019 | Camerastate | 95 97% |
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Dec 22, 2018 | ![]() |
preuvesq | 60 14% |
Dec 05, 2018 | baronliu | 62 36% |
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Dec 04, 2018 | Georgios1991 | 90 87% |
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Dec 03, 2018 | ![]() |
worrywirt | 100 97% |
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Dennis Li | 2 28% |
Nov 29, 2018 | Kentacdiz | 55 14% |
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Nov 16, 2018 | Iglian | 70 56% |
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Nov 15, 2018 | beeblebrox | 88 85% |
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Nov 05, 2018 | draser | 95 94% |
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Nov 02, 2018 | ![]() |
ManInBlack | 7 74% |
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chocoholic | 70 60% |
Oct 29, 2018 | ![]() |
arrow-s | 67 40% |
Oct 29, 2018 | ladyfragile | 43 8% |
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gunaraf | 80 67% |
Oct 17, 2018 | turhank | 70 32% |
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Oct 13, 2018 | ![]() |
felipelahm | 45 24% |
I totally get the appeal of telling a realistic story of oppression and sollitude, but this could have been way more powerful as just the fantasy story about the boy and the Elephant King. Cute animation, but formulaic and uneven format.
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Oct 08, 2018 | ![]() |
coolcoolcool | 79 56% |
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sirhcybe | 81 49% |
Sep 28, 2018 | spizcraft | 75 58% |
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Sep 26, 2018 | ![]() |
nbc6 | 65 61% |
Sep 22, 2018 | EllenMarie79 | 90 64% |
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Sachaz | 63 49% |
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DBibby | 91 97% |
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DMCrimson | 80 61% |
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porzano | 56 60% |
Sep 07, 2018 | slatenf | 86 77% |
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Sep 05, 2018 | kuzukardes | 88 84% |
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Aug 20, 2018 | zigooloo | 90 86% |
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danylechuga | 85 84% |
Aug 10, 2018 | pelinaki | 90 76% |
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Aug 09, 2018 | YaKnow | 78 68% |
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Johnny Mo | 68 34% |
Jul 31, 2018 | ikosse | 85 61% |
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Jul 29, 2018 | Lonewolf2003 | 72 50% |
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Bonafide | 80 74% |
Jul 29, 2018 | Exirel | 7 76% |
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Jul 27, 2018 | ![]() |
joeroxy | 67 39% |
Jul 24, 2018 | ihatemovies1 | 80 60% |
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Jul 20, 2018 | ![]() |
peyrin | 90 96% |
In a medium too often reduced to being exclusively escapist, The Breadwinner delivers a devastatingly real story in a way that only animation could achieve.
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Jul 16, 2018 | ![]() |
Budhisattva | 56 15% |
Jul 14, 2018 | ![]() |
astrakhan | 79 66% |
Great looking animation with a potentially powerful story. Perhaps doesn't quite hit its full potential due to later story choices. The way war and violence is pushed to the forefront maybe undermines the potential subtlety of the character interactions. Worth a second look.
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Jul 09, 2018 | Eski-or-die | 40 35% |
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Jul 08, 2018 | filmcave | 66 24% |
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Jul 06, 2018 | Nenne | 3 65% |
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Jul 06, 2018 | bcakmak | 76 61% |
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Jun 30, 2018 | martin! | 69 28% |
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numan | 80 74% |
Jun 24, 2018 | Malcym | 5 32% |
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phungrmah | 70 84% |
Jun 22, 2018 | rldeph | 71 69% |
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Jun 13, 2018 | robochaa | 90 91% |
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Jun 10, 2018 | janbryan | 90 87% |
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Jun 10, 2018 | spoiledff7 | 90 91% |
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Jun 09, 2018 | 10kfilms | 87 83% |
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Jun 08, 2018 | OllieTT | 80 73% |
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Jun 04, 2018 | spenmug | 95 95% |
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Ariaz | 75 63% |
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allenrankin | 85 82% |
May 31, 2018 | kubraco | 90 82% |
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May 28, 2018 | elholm | 80 81% |
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May 22, 2018 | ![]() |
snbutler | 70 70% |
Akin to a slightly softer-edged Timbuktu but no less devastating for it.
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May 22, 2018 | ![]() |
KeyUtkan | 85 95% |
Its a very powerful film with a real and terrific story. Animation, musics, side story of Süleyman all was great. Characters are so clear and so powerful. Bu the enging is a bit dragging and lazy... Dİdnt come with a conclusion or end.
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May 18, 2018 | spookey | 88 90% |
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It's well animated. More impressive is the feeling of dread the movie manages to impart. You might wonder in the beginning, why movie and the characters constantly surround themselves with fairytales. It'll be clear by the end.
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May 18, 2018 | HaileyS | 90 72% |
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rabiagursoy | 68 46% |
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May 05, 2018 | jeremiahpena | 100 90% |
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May 03, 2018 | sidarora93 | 80 68% |
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May 01, 2018 | John Milton | 70 61% |
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Apr 28, 2018 | shanebarlow3 | 75 66% |
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Apr 25, 2018 | tjmanche367 | 80 0% |
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ilkyaz | 60 19% |
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Apr 08, 2018 | PruthviG | 60 38% |
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Apr 07, 2018 | tai3tran | 80 71% |
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scarletspeed | 69 77% |
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fuzzleshnops | 50 24% |
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WWallce4prez | 75 58% |
What begins as a vibrant and harsh look at Afghan life for women descends into a harrow and heartbreaking tale highlighting family and the necessity of storytelling. The animation is gorgeous as it is allowed to change and morph as along with the protagonist.
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sellos | 73 60% |
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Chona | 93 97% |
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fat!h | 30 10% |
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Mar 27, 2018 | mammadcarlos | 73 52% |
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Mar 26, 2018 | naco77 | 70 50% |
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ralexwr | 60 55% |
Mar 23, 2018 | Pickle_Man | 80 54% |
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Less than the sum of it's parts. I wanted to see more of Sulayman, because his story hit a lot of the same notes as the studio's previous release, The Secret of Kells - particularly the stylized animation, and the folkloric tone. I also wanted to see more of the story of Parvana, because of the engaging story. Putting the two together, however, just didn't work for me. They didn't really connect in any meaningful way, and the stylistic and tonal shifts were detrimental to immersion.
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Mar 18, 2018 | Ram0n | 78 76% |
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JLFM | 59 33% |
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misspisces | 91 97% |
Mar 16, 2018 | seamorgh | 70 54% |
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Revjhou | 80 73% |
Mar 14, 2018 | Whiggles | 7 57% |
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Mar 14, 2018 | SMClonk | 75 76% |
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Mar 14, 2018 | RottenT | 94 86% |
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Mar 12, 2018 | RodopLu | 33 2% |
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kastenm | 71 59% |
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scott.mcc | 60 36% |
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halkas | 70 76% |
Mar 06, 2018 | Faruk O. | 85 48% |
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Laddie Bird | 45 25% |
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whitelighter | 66 83% |
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bybrt | 60 46% |
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filmaffinity | 74 92% |
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Average Percentile 61.56% from 286 Ratings | ![]() |