breadwinner
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The filmmaker, known for "The Breadwinner" and "The Black Tulip", said she was working to help bring people to safety after having calls from Afghans still in the country.
From Reuters • Aug. 24, 2021
GKids' "The Breadwinner," the story of a brave Afghan girl standing up to the Taliban, scored a nomination after earning great reviews.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 15, 2018
Had he been allowed to stand up, he certainly would have obscured Breadwinner director Nora Twomey and make-up artist David Malinowski at the very least, who were right behind him.
From BBC • Feb. 6, 2018
But smaller domestic dramas like Lady Bird, Phantom Thread, and The Breadwinner were also powerful for me, and so were metaphor-loaded movies like I, Tonya and Mother!
From The Verge • Dec. 28, 2017
Acting bolsters The Breadwinner immeasurably, notably the acting of gentle, toothy Mr. Matthews, who somehow suggests the kind old water rat in The Wind in the Willows.
From Time Magazine Archive
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