Eleven-year-old Palwana has a poor and happy home in Kabul. Her home is so tight, sand pours in from all directions. Although it is a broken home, there are clean and splendid dreams. The enlightened teacher father taught her and her sister to literate and hyphenate, and told them the history and fables with hidden truths. Whenever he was so poor that he was hungry, Dad took his daughter to the market to become a seller, and Pawana’s beloved skirt was also sold. But this is not the worst-in Afghanistan under the control of the Taliban in 2001, women are never allowed to show up outside, let alone receive education. Therefore, Daddy was taken away by the Taliban. The poor want to eat, and they are always hungry too fast. A family of four is nestled in a house where the sky is not visible. The mother is sick and the younger brother is waiting to be fed. Pawana refuses to wait to die like this, but she is heartbroken. She cuts off her beloved long hair, puts on boy’s clothes, and goes to the market. While doing hard work, he inquired about his father's whereabouts
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The Breadwinner movie plot
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Extended Reading
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Ashleigh 2022-03-28 09:01:09
"You can be sonorous, but don't clamor for power. It is the rain and dew that nourish the flowers, not the rolling thunder." After reading the tears, Parvana could be any of us. I sincerely hope that the world will be peaceful and there will be no war.
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Kasey 2022-03-28 09:01:09
Baptism for the Taliban? ? ? Why? ? ? ? ? ?
The Breadwinner quotes
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Nurullah: [First Lines. The same lines are repeated later on in the film by Parvana when she is in the market on her own]
Nurullah: Anything written, anything read! Pashto and Dari. Beautiful items for sale.
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Shauzia: Have you ever been to the sea?
Parvana: No.
Shauzia: Neither have I. But I have heard that the moon pulls the water onto the shore and then back out again. I want to see that.