Welcome to Storyflix. In this video, we will explain an animated film about an Afghan girl
who has to experience tough days under the Taliban regime. To help her family's economy,
she must disguise herself as a boy. Let's find out the entire storyline of The Breadwinner.
The Breadwinner started at a market in the city of Kabul, Afghanistan. At that time,
the market was bustling with people shopping. Parvana is accompanying her Baba selling stuffs.
At that time, the city of Kabul was controlled by the Taliban, so women were prohibited from
leaving their homes except with their husbands and brothers. The sellers are also not allowed
to serve female buyers. Baba is sad to see Parvana, who is about to sell her favorite
clothes. But Parvana insisted that she didn't need the shirt. Baba used to work as a teacher,
so he taught many school subjects to his children. Baba then asked Parvana to tell the history
of Afghanistan. Parvana began to talk about the Silk Road, where the Arabs were once great
traders. Afghanistan is blessed with fertile land, so many world leaders are fighting for
control of the country. Before the conflict broke out in the country, Baba's life was
beautiful in the past. Baba can play with his sister freely. But it all ended when war
broke out. Everyone was scared until the Taliban came to power and the women were forced to
stay inside at home. Baba asked Parvana to tell him again about the lesson he had been
taught until suddenly two Taliban soldiers came and bullied them both. The men were named
Idris and Razaq. Idris looks so angry seeing Parvana. A girl should not be out of the house.
But Baba explained that the bomb slashed his leg, and he needed Parvana to support him.
Baba knows Idris. Idris was one of the students he had taught before. But Idris doesn't seem
to care. He was very proud because he had joined the Taliban group. When Idris looked
at Parvana, he insisted that Parvana should be his wife. Even though at that time, Parvana
was still a child. Finally, Razaq took Idris away. Parvana and Baba then went home, but
they didn't realize that Idris was following them behind. At home, her mother was busy
cooking rice sprinkled with raisins. Her mother was a writer. In the house, there were also
Soraya, Parvana's older sister, and Zaki, her baby brother. Their lives have been awful
since the war broke out. They live in cramped huts and eat a plate of rice together. While
eating, suddenly Idris came with several men who immediately took Baba to prison. They
make up an excuse that Baba has a forbidden book. Baba was taken away, and no one in the
house was able to do anything. Parvana and her family are waiting for Baba, but they
realize that Baba will not come back. Baba did not carry his walking stick. The following
day, her mother decides to go to the prison to find Baba, and Parvana is asked to come
along because Soraya has grown up and is not allowed to leave the house at all. Meanwhile,
Soraya began to write a letter requesting a postponement of her father's arrest. With
Baba's photo, Parvana and her mother set off. On the way, Parvana and her mother were stopped
by a man. The man was angry that the two of them were at home without their husband or
brother accompanied. Her mother tried to explain that her husband had been arrested, and she
begged him to be released. But the man didn't care and instead tore up Baba's photo. The
incident made Parvana try hard to reach the fragments of the torn photo. The man then
took the stick and hit her mother many times. At that time, several men were watching, but
no one helped. At home, mother lay weak with all over her body full of bruises. Parvana
begins to reassemble the photo of her father until Soraya asks her to fetch water from
the well. Arriving at the well, Parvana saw a boy being chased by a group of men. Seeing
the men, Parvana immediately fled. At her house, Zaki whines for his mother, so Parvana
starts telling a story. It is said that at the foot of the Hindu Kush Mountain, there
lived a villager who was happy and loved to dance and sing. There was a boy who liked
to entertain. But their fun is gone when the monsters come and steal their seeds. The monster
carried the seeds to the top of the mountain, where there was a powerful elephant monster.
And the story ends. The next day, the little family knew that Baba would not come back.
Food at home is running out. So Parvana decided to go to the market to buy some food. But
because she was a girl, no one dared to sell anything to her. So even if she has money,
Parvana can't buy anything. At that time there was a group of Taliban men saw her and immediately
chased Parvana. Parvana ran away until her feet tripped and the bag containing her money
fell. Now the money is gone. The next day Parvana realized that she had to do something
to save her family. So using Soraya's scissors, she cut off all her hair. Now Parvana looked
like a boy. She also wore her older brother's clothes, whose name was Sulaiman. Parvana
goes to market. Even though she was scared, it seemed that no one would suspect her. The
sellers even sell goods to her in the market. Parvana then met the boy she had seen the
other day. The boy thought Parvana was following him and ambushed her. It turns out that the
boy is Shauzia, a girl who also disguises herself as a boy. Shauzia admits that now
her name is Deliwar. Parvana is happy that she can come home with food for her family.
Even now, she can take water in peace because no one forbids her anymore. When finished
eating, Zaki asked Parvana to continue the story about the elephant monster again, so
Parvana continued. It is said that when the seeds were stolen, the villagers were so sad.
Until the boy decides to look for the elephant monster and get the seeds for his village
back. Although all the villagers laughed at him, the boy did not flinch. The story was
pulled back to the city of Kabul. Parvana also intends to go to the prison and bring
Baba back. In the market, Parvana is reunited with Deliwar. Parvana changed her name to
Atis. The two have been good friends ever since. Deliwar then took Parvana to a Warehouse
where people made sweets. Now they can go wherever they want. Parvana then tells about
his father, who was kidnaped by the Taliban. Deliwar says Parvana needs a lot of money
if she wants to get her father out of jail. So Parvana returned to the streets and sold
stuff as before. Because she can read and write, Parvana offers letter reading services.
Razaq comes but does not know Parvana. He then asked Parvana to read a letter for him,
but it turned out to be a letter of mourning because Razaq's wife died. The next day, mother
wrote to her cousin asking for help. Parvana went to send a letter. Back again selling
in the market, an older man came and bid his clothes for 1000 afghani. With the money from
the sale, Parvana walked miles and miles to prison. But when she arrived at the prison,
she was expelled and beaten by the correctional officers. Parvana's hopes have been dashed
to save her father. That night Parvana continued her story about the elephant monster. The
boy in the story finally meets a grandmother. The granny said that she needed 3 items to
defeat the elephant monster. Something glittering, something entangling, and something soothing.
The story is drawn to the real world. Parvana and Deliwar then go looking for work. Both
worked as coolies for an old man. After being paid, the two of them were left in another
city, so they had to walk home. When passing through the desert filled with damaged tanks,
Parvana told about his older brother named Sulaiman. But her brother is dead. Back again
selling in the market, Razaq went to Parvana again to pay for her services in reading the
letter for him. Parvana claims as Baba's nephew. She then asks Razaq for help to get Baba out
of prison. Razaq, who was kind, then asked Parvana to go to prison on Wednesday. She
must meet his cousin, Roshan. Then Baba can be released from prison. Raqaz's words are
a new hope for Parvana. At home, Parvana continues her story to Zaki. It is said that the boy
met a grandmother who was milking milk. The boy helped her too. So the grandmother gave
him a gift, a magic mirror. The story was pulled back to the city of Kabul. Parvana
then works alongside Deliwar by hauling sand. But the work was so hard that they were exhausted.
Suddenly, Idris came and started scolding them. Idris is seen using his power to oppress
others. So when they were fighting, Idris began to suspect Parvana, who looked familiar.
Idris also knows, Parvana is a girl disguised as a boy. Carrying a weapon, Idris chases
Parvana and Deliwar. The two managed to hide in a ruined house at the foot of the hill.
Idris' body is unable to reach them. Idris was then called to join the war. Here we can
see the frightened face of Idris. Although pretentiously fierce, in fact he is just a
boy who is still afraid of war and death. Beneath the ruins, Parvana continues the story
of a boy who is about to subdue a monster elephant. It turned out that the boy's name
was Sulaiman, just like his older brother who died. It is said that he traveled until
he met a fat, greedy man. The man pushed Sulaiman down into a well filled with emeralds. Finally,
with the help of a horse, Sulaiman managed to get out of the well with 3 emeralds in
his hand. Sulaiman returned to the greedy fat man and gave him an emerald stone. Instead,
the fat man gave him a net. But it turns out that the emerald stone has been cursed so
that the fat man is haunted. The story back to Parvana. Night fell, and Parvana returned
home. Her mother asked Parvana not to leave the house anymore because her cousin would
come to pick them up and take them away from the city the day after tomorrow. Soraya will
be married even though Soraya does not want to. Wednesday arrived. Parvana was about to
go to prison with her father's stick. Even though her mother had warned her that it was
dangerous because the war was about to start. When she finds out that Parvana will leave
Kabul City, Deliwar is sad. But in the end, she gave all her money to Parvana to save
her father. The two said goodbye. In their tiny house, a man named Muhammed Abdul came.
It turns out he's mother's cousin. But Muhammad Abdul came sooner than he should have. He
also forced mother to go to the city of Mazar right then and there. But mother refused because
Parvana had not come home, but Muhammed Abdul forced her by kidnap Zaki. They were forced
to get into the car and leave the city of Kabul. Parvana arrives at the prison and tries
to find Roshan. But a man appears and starts beating her until Razaq comes and helps her.
Finally, Parvana confesses to Razaq that she is actually a girl. Razaq is very touched
and agrees to help Parvana. Razaq asks Parvana to wait. If the sun has set and he has not
returned, then Parvana must flee as far as possible. It means Baba will not survive.
Razaq then went inside the jail. Meanwhile, the car carrying mother, Soraya, and Zaki
broke down in the middle of the desert. Finally, the car was able to run again, but mother
was adamant that she would disobey her cousin. They want to go home and seek Parvana. Back
then, a woman had no right to talk to a man like that. But her mother had run out of patience.
She fought back by taking a burning log. But his cousin continued to bully even took out
a knife. That's when mother gripped the knife tightly. Finally, his cousin left. Meanwhile,
in prison, the war has started. The Rockets were flying and look so terrible. Parvana
was frightened and began to continue the story about Sulaiman. It is said that Sulaiman used
mirror and net found along his way to paralyze wild animals. Finally, Sulaiman had to fight
the elephant monster. He had no weapons anymore, except for his power of storytelling. Then
Sulaiman began to tell the story, if his name is Sulaiman, his mother is a writer, and his
father is a teacher. He has two sisters and a younger brother. One day, he found an object
on the street and thought it was a toy. It turns out it was a bomb. The bomb that took
his life. This is where we realize that Sulaiman's character is Parvana's older brother, who
had died. Because of the bomb dropped on the city of Kabul, many innocent children have
to die. Then through the story, the elephant monster was successfully tamed. Back to Parvana,
who started to get restless because the sun was setting while Razaq had not yet returned.
Finally, the prison door opens, and Razaq appears while holding Baba. She was so relieved
to see Baba again. By pushing him on a cart, Parvana struggled to bring her father back
home. Parvana and her father looked at the moon in the middle of the road, which was
shining brightly. Her father was so relieved to see his daughter again. Meanwhile, mother,
Soraya, and Zaki were still in the middle of the desert about to go home. And at that
moment, they looked up at the same sky. The sky is dotted with the moon shining brightly.
The family will return to the whole as before.