Story of A Brave 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 favourite 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 soldierscame 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 d 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 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 namedSulaiman. 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 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 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.

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