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title: "The Breadwinner: cast and crew"
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cast: 22
crew: 66
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# The Breadwinner (2017): cast and crew

22 cast and 66 crew, as credited (TMDB). Cast in billing order.

## Cast

- [Saara Chaudry](https://film.one/person/saara-chaudry.md) as Parvana (voice)
- [Soma Chhaya](https://film.one/person/soma-bhatia.md) as Shauzia (voice)
- [Noorin Gulamgaus](https://film.one/person/noorin-gulamgaus.md) as Idrees / Sulayman (voice)
- [Laara Sadiq](https://film.one/person/laara-sadiq.md) as Fattema / Old Woman (voice)
- [Ali Rizvi Badshah](https://film.one/person/ali-badshah.md) as Nurullah / Talib Security Man (voice)
- [Shaista Latif](https://film.one/person/shaista-latif.md) as Soraya (voice)
- [Kanza Feris](https://film.one/person/kanza-feris.md) as Old Woman / Woman in Courtyard (voice)
- [Kawa Ada](https://film.one/person/kawa-ada.md) as Razaq (voice)
- [Kane Mahon](https://film.one/person/kane-mahon.md) as Optician / Kiln Owner Talib / Crowd Voices (voice)
- [Ali Kazmi](https://film.one/person/ali-kazmi.md) as Cousin / Fruit Seller / Market Voices (voice)
- [Mran Volkhard](https://film.one/person/mran-volkhard.md) as Megaphone Voice / Shopkeeper (voice)
- [Ezra Sholeh](https://film.one/person/ezra-sholeh.md) as Apple Seller / Guard / Teen Boy 2 / Crowd Voices (voice)
- Lily Erlinghauser as Zaki (voice)
- Wamiq Furoghudin as Prison Gatekeeper (voice)
- Millad Hamidkohzad as Other Talib Boy / Guard 2 (voice)
- Salaman Hamidkohzad as Male Shopper / Crowd Voices (voice)
- Abu Hashim Dostyar as Teen Boy / Market Seller / Crowd Voices (voice)
- Sapeda Hashim Dostyar as Child Market Seller / Crowd Voices (voice)
- Ali Hassan as Haggling Man / Talib in the Alley / Round Man / Very Old Man (voice)
- Finn Jackson Parle as Zaki (voice)
- Enayat Mazaryar as Talib Teen / Thin Man / Talib Soldier / Crowd Voices (voice)
- Patrick McGrath as Zaki (voice)

## Directing

- [Nora Twomey](https://film.one/person/nora-twomey.md): Director
- Stuart Shankly: Assistant Director

## Writing

- [Anita Doron](https://film.one/person/anita-doron.md): Screenplay
- Deborah Ellis: Screenstory, Book
- Joshua Hill: Lyricist

## Production

- Nora Keely: Supervising Producer
- Gerry Shirren: Executive Producer
- Karim Amer: Executive Producer
- [Anthony Leo](https://film.one/person/anthony-leo.md): Producer
- [Andrew Rosen](https://film.one/person/andrew-rosen.md): Producer
- [Mimi Polk Gitlin](https://film.one/person/mimi-polk-gitlin.md): Executive Producer
- [Tomm Moore](https://film.one/person/tomm-moore.md): Producer
- Jehane Noujaim: Executive Producer
- [Paul Young](https://film.one/person/paul-young-1795548.md): Producer
- Katja Schumann: Line Producer
- Eric Beckman: Executive Producer
- [Angelina Jolie](https://film.one/person/angelina-jolie.md): Executive Producer
- Philip Svoboda: Associate Producer
- Jon Levin: Executive Producer
- Stéphan Roelants: Producer
- Regina K. Scully: Executive Producer
- Frank Falcone: Executive Producer
- Tommaso Colognese: Associate Producer
- Merle-Anne Ridley: Casting Director
- David Jesteadt: Executive Producer
- Mary Bredin: Executive Producer
- Fabien Renelli: Associate Producer

## Camera

- [Sheldon Lisoy](https://film.one/person/sheldon-lisoy.md): Director of Photography

## Editing

- [Darragh Byrne](https://film.one/person/darragh-byrne.md): Editor

## Sound and music

- [Mychael Danna](https://film.one/person/mychael-danna.md): Original Music Composer
- [Jeff Danna](https://film.one/person/jeff-danna.md): Original Music Composer
- J.R. Fountain: Sound Designer
- John Elliot: Foley Artist

## Art

- Ciarán Duffy: Art Direction
- Reza Riahi: Art Direction

## Visual effects

- Lorraine Lordan: Animation Director
- Slaven Reese: Animation
- Sandra Norup Andersen: Character Designer, Animation
- Victor Ens: Animation
- Fabian Erlinghäuser: Animation Director
- Ole Christian Løken: Animation
- Beth Witchalls: Animation
- Geoff King: Animation
- Nicolas Debray: Animation Director
- Andrzej Radka: Animation
- Emmanuel Asquier-Brassart: Animation
- Svend Andreas Rothmann Bonde: Animation
- Barbara Cipollone: Animation
- Diane Coat: Animation
- Juliette Peuportier: Animation
- Chloë Aubert: Animation
- Giovanna Ferrari: Animation
- Sean McCarron: Animation
- Elsa Boyer: Animation
- Denis Figueiredo: Animation
- Chris Doyle: Animation
- Janos Szabo: Animation
- Gilles Rudziak: Animation
- Camiel Hermans: Animation
- Anais Poilpre: Animation
- Richard Villeneuve: Animation
- Danas Bereznickas: Animation
- Sophie Devautour: Animation
- Laurent Moing: Animation
- Serhii Hizila: Animation

## Crew

- Mark Mullery: Technical Supervisor

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