The film has an approval rating of 91% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Angelina Jolie, fresh from the release of her latest film based on the Cambodian Genocide, has been working with Kilkenny-based director Nora Twomey on a new animated feature film The Breadwinner based on the best-selling novel by Deborah Ellis.
The Academy Award-winning actress is an executive producer on the film which tells the tale of 11-year-old Parvana, a girl in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan, who, following her father’s death, must disguise herself as a boy so she can work to support her family.
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Twomey also worked as head of story and voice director on the Oscar-nominated Irish animated film Song Of The Sea back in 2017, The Breadwinner is her first solo feature debut.
Variety called The Breadwinner ”nothing short of exceptional” and Kenneth Turan from the Los Angeles Times ”in its power and its beauty, The Breadwinner reminds us that animation can be every bit as much of a medium for adults as it is for children.”
The film had its world premiere at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival in September and will make its Irish premiere at ADIFF 2018 on 22 February 2018, at Cineworld Dublin, Parnell Street.
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