What types of relationships exist in The Breadwinner?

The Breadwinner features 10 relationships including Conflict Threat, Professional Former Teacher, Alliance Rescuer, Social Friend, Family Brother — all analyzed by AI.

How are characters connected in The Breadwinner?

The 7 characters in The Breadwinner form a network of alliances, conflicts, and complex dynamics. Explore the interactive relationship map to see how each character connects.

The Breadwinner (2017) Character Relationships & Connections Map

Name: The Breadwinner
Genre: animation, drama, family, war
Released: 2017
Rating: 7.8
Cast: Saara Chaudry, Soma Bhatia, Noorin Gulamgaus, Laara Sadiq, Ali Badshah

Character Relationships in The Breadwinner

Parvana (played by Saara Chaudry) is a protagonist in The Breadwinner. An eleven-year-old girl in Taliban-ruled Kabul in 2001 and the film's protagonist. After her father Nurullah is unjustly arrested, she cuts her hair, dresses as a boy named Atesh, and buys food and earns money to support her family. Following Shauzia's advice, she tries to bribe a prison guard, takes hard-labor jobs, and reads letters for Razaq. Recognized and attacked by Idrees, she barely escapes, then gains entry to the prison with Razaq's help and is reunited with the rescued Nurullah. Shauzia (played by Soma Bhatia) is a protagonist in The Breadwinner. Parvana's friend, a girl who also disguises herself as a boy under the name Delowar. She advises Parvana to bribe a prison guard, works alongside her at hard labor, and is saving money to escape her abusive father. She hides with Parvana after Idrees attacks them, and later parts tearfully from her, with Parvana predicting that they will meet again in exactly twenty years. Idrees / Sulayman (played by Noorin Gulamgaus) appears in The Breadwinner. Idrees is a volatile young Taliban man and Nurullah's former student whose feeling of being insulted leads to Nurullah's arrest. While Parvana is doing hard labor, he mocks her and Shauzia, shoves Parvana, and recognizes her; after she hits him with a brick, he chases her until he is called away to fight in the United States invasion of Afghanistan. Sulayman is Parvana's deceased older brother, revealed through her story to have died after picking up a land mine disguised as a toy. Fattema / Old Woman (played by Laara Sadiq) appears in The Breadwinner. Parvana's mother. She is beaten by a man when she tries to appeal Nurullah's arrest at the prison. Forced to arrange Soraya's marriage to relatives in Mazar in exchange for shelter and protection, she later begs Parvana to stop the dangerous scheme. When the cousin arrives early to collect the family without Parvana, Fattema furiously defies him and refuses to go any further, leaving the family stranded on the road. Nurullah / Talib Security Man (played by Ali Badshah) appears in The Breadwinner. Parvana's father, a former school teacher who works as a hawker after losing his left leg in the Soviet-Afghan War. He is unjustly arrested by Idrees during supper after an earlier confrontation in the market. Imprisoned and weak, he is rescued from the prison by Razaq, who is shot in the shoulder during the rescue, and is reunited with Parvana so the family can flee Afghanistan. Soraya (played by Shaista Latif) appears in The Breadwinner. Parvana's elder sister, who remains at home after Nurullah's arrest. Fattema arranges her marriage to relatives in Mazar in exchange for shelter and protection, and she is later taken along when the family is collected by the cousin. Razaq (played by Kawa Ada) appears in The Breadwinner. Idrees's former patrol partner, an illiterate man who pays Parvana to read him a letter reporting that his wife was killed by a land mine. He befriends her and continues meeting her so she can teach him to read and write. When Parvana must reach her imprisoned father, he helps her enter the prison, retrieves the weak Nurullah, and is shot in the shoulder during the rescue, though not fatally.

Character Relationship Map: The Breadwinner

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Characters

Parvana (played by Saara Chaudry) — protagonist
An eleven-year-old girl in Taliban-ruled Kabul in 2001 and the film's protagonist. After her father Nurullah is unjustly arrested, she cuts her hair, dresses as a boy named Atesh, and buys food and ea...
Shauzia (played by Soma Bhatia) — protagonist
Parvana's friend, a girl who also disguises herself as a boy under the name Delowar. She advises Parvana to bribe a prison guard, works alongside her at hard labor, and is saving money to escape her a...
Idrees / Sulayman (played by Noorin Gulamgaus) — supporting
Idrees is a volatile young Taliban man and Nurullah's former student whose feeling of being insulted leads to Nurullah's arrest. While Parvana is doing hard labor, he mocks her and Shauzia, shoves Par...
Fattema / Old Woman (played by Laara Sadiq) — supporting
Parvana's mother. She is beaten by a man when she tries to appeal Nurullah's arrest at the prison. Forced to arrange Soraya's marriage to relatives in Mazar in exchange for shelter and protection, she...
Nurullah / Talib Security Man (played by Ali Badshah) — supporting
Parvana's father, a former school teacher who works as a hawker after losing his left leg in the Soviet-Afghan War. He is unjustly arrested by Idrees during supper after an earlier confrontation in th...
Soraya (played by Shaista Latif) — supporting
Parvana's elder sister, who remains at home after Nurullah's arrest. Fattema arranges her marriage to relatives in Mazar in exchange for shelter and protection, and she is later taken along when the f...
Razaq (played by Kawa Ada) — supporting
Idrees's former patrol partner, an illiterate man who pays Parvana to read him a letter reporting that his wife was killed by a land mine. He befriends her and continues meeting her so she can teach h...

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

Nurullah / Talib Security Man → Idrees / Sulayman (Professional Former Teacher)
Idrees is described as Nurullah's former student and arrests him after believing Nurullah insulted him.
Parvana → Idrees / Sulayman (Family Brother)
The plot states that Parvana's elder brother Sulayman died years earlier and later reveals the circumstances of his death.
Parvana → Soraya (Family Sister)
Parvana remains at home with her elder sister Soraya after Nurullah's arrest.
Fattema / Old Woman → Parvana (Family Mother)
Fattema is identified as Parvana's mother and gives her a bag when Parvana tries to buy food.
Parvana → Nurullah / Talib Security Man (Family Daughter)
Parvana reveals to Razaq that she is Nurullah's daughter and works to rescue him from prison.
Fattema / Old Woman → Soraya (Family Mother)
Fattema arranges Soraya's marriage to relatives in Mazar in exchange for shelter and protection.

Story Dynamics

Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.

Idrees / Sulayman → Shauzia (Conflict Threat)
Idrees mocks Parvana and Shauzia during hard labor and attacks them when Parvana is recognized.
Razaq → Nurullah / Talib Security Man (Alliance Rescuer)
Razaq retrieves Nurullah from prison and is shot in the shoulder while rescuing him.
Parvana → Razaq (Social Friend)
Razaq befriends Parvana after paying her to read a letter and continues meeting her.
Parvana → Shauzia (Social Friend)
Shauzia is Parvana's friend, advises her about bribing a prison guard, and works alongside her.

Story Analysis

A girl uses courage, disguise, friendship, and storytelling to protect her family and rescue her imprisoned father.

Plot Progression

A Family Without Protection
The Atesh Disguise
Work, Friendship, And Loss
The Road Splits
The Prison And The Story

Directed by Nora Twomey

The Breadwinner (2017) · 7.8/10 · animation, drama, family, war

Content sources

Plot analysis generated from content on Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Related entry on Wikidata (Q19862858), public domain (CC0).