EXCLUSIVE: Apple Unique Movies has landed the worldwide rights to new function documentary Bread & Roses, the acclaimed Cannes Movie Pageant choice, and Cannes Golden Eye nominee, revealing the highly effective resistance of Afghan ladies towards the Taliban. The movie is produced by Wonderful Cadaver’s Jennifer Lawrence and Justine Ciarrocchi, alongside Nobel Peace Prize-winning human rights advocate and govt producer Malala Yousafzai’s Extracurricular and famend director Sahra Mani A Thousand Ladies Like Me.
Sahra Mani directs the movie. Following its celebrated debut on the 2023 Cannes Movie Pageant, the doc is ready to premiere globally on Apple TV+ on June 21.
The doc revolves round “Closing ladies’ faculties in Afghanistan isn’t just a matter of feminist concern; relatively, it’s a matter of worldwide safety. The Taliban acknowledges that the youngsters of educated moms are troublesome to indoctrinate, and are much less prone to turning into their future troopers,” stated director and producer Sahra Mani. “Guaranteeing that ladies’ faculties stay open in Afghanistan is essential for the preservation and security of our complete world.”
Bread & Roses affords a strong window into the seismic impression on ladies’s rights and livelihoods after Kabul fell to the Taliban in 2021. The movie follows three ladies, in actual time, as they battle to recuperate their autonomy. Mani captures the spirit and resilience of Afghan ladies by way of a uncooked depiction of their harrowing plight.
LBI brokered the deal on behalf of Wonderful Cadaver.