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1 The Land of the Noble  
2 Too Old for Stories  
3 Photographs are Forbidden  
4 Take Me Home  
5 The Elephant King  
6 Food Makes Things Better  
7 Parvana Cuts Her Hair  
8 Look at Him Smiling!  
9 Who Is Hungry?  
10 The Red Cloud  
11 Sulayman Defies the Elephant King  
12 Trek to the Prison  
13 Three Things for the Quest  
14 The Tank Graveyard  
15 Halo Around the Moon  
16 Sulayman Milks a Goat  
17 Pursuit in the Desert  
18 Sulayman's Horse  
19 Goodbye Shauzia  
20 Let Parvana Go  
21 The Prison  
22 Raise Your Words  
23 The Crown Sleeps  
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Sony Classical proudly announces the release of THE BREADWINNER (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) with an original score by Academy Award®-winning composer Mychael Danna and Emmy nominated composer Jeff Danna. The soundtrack will available digitally and on CD November 17. The film will also be released in the U.S. on November 17th. The Breadwinner tells the story of Parvana, an 11-year-old girl growing up under the Taliban in Afghanistan in 2001. When her father is wrongfully arrested, Parvana disguises herself as a boy in order to support her family. With dauntless perseverance, Parvana draws strength from the stories her father told her, and ultimately risks her life to discover if he is still alive. Equal parts thrilling and enchanting, The Breadwinner is a timely and inspiring tale about the transcendent power of stories, and their potential to unite and heal us all.

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