The Breadwinner (2017)

Directed by Nora Twomey

With Saara Chaudry, Laara Sadiq, Shaista Latif

PG-13, 94 minutes

This celebrated feature animated film may not be set in Ireland, but it is from Irish animation powerhouse Cartoon Saloon, who made "Song of the Sea" and "The Secret of Kells". Based on the best-selling book of the same name, the film follows eleven-year-old Parvana, who lives with her family in war-torn Kabul, Afghanistan. One day, her father is arrested, and Parvana's life is changed forever. In a time and place where women are not allowed to leave home without men, her family is left without someone who can earn money. To help her family, Parvana disguises herself as a boy and becomes the breadwinner for the family. And though she is in danger of being discovered, Parvana resolves to find a way to rescue her father.