The Breadwinner (2017)

Tied for the best movie I have ever seen

Instead, you get a movie that's enjoyable enough, but leaves you feeling like it could have been much, much more.

This movie feels like it was made purely to piss off people who want good shows

This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

The protagonist and her sister. The protagonist makes the film unbearable to watch. She is mean, unapologetically impolite, and cynical which mostly through her interactions with her sister and in the beginning of the film. A few sibling arguments or if they fought a few times but then learned to get along more would've been fine but it seems like every time Parvana and Soraya are on-screen together, they are bitter with each other and they never changed.Other than those two annoying me, it's an honest film but it's kind of sad. The plot could've been simpler but still pretty good. I also really liked the different animation styles and how the movie switches from Parvana telling a story to her actual life and her gaining confidence through her story.I can give this film a little respect for its decent directing and producing from the people who made "The Secret of Kells" and "Song of the Sea"

The Breadwinner is heartbreaking in the best way. It's a grim tale told in a beautiful format. Every line is well thought out & every character feels real & living. It is hard to watch because it is very real. It is heartwrenching, but it is worth the watch. Don't expect a light, uplifting family movie because that is not what this is. The Breadwinner is dreary & sad, but it tells a story that needs to be told & believe me, it is told well.

I hate animation but I love this movie! Love the characters every member of the family is very well depicted. I recommend this movie to everyone it's awesome saw it with my husband and 4 kids. Hopefully we see more movies made like this.

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.