Director Nora Twomey (1971)

The Breadwinner (2017), an animated drama from Irish animation studio Cartoon Saloon and directed by Nora Twomey, is based on the best-selling novel by Deborah Ellis. It was jointly produced by Canada, the Republic of Ireland, and Luxembourg. The story follows Parvana, an 11-year-old girl living in Kabul during the rise of the Taliban and the start of the War on Terror. Her father, Nurullah, used to be a school teacher but became a hawker after losing his leg in the Soviet–Afghan War. One evening during dinner, he is wrongly arrested by Idrees – a young member of ...

The Secret of Kells (2009) is an animated fantasy film set in 9th-century Ireland during the Viking expansion. It follows the story of Brendan, a curious and brave boy living in an Abbey under the watchful eye of his stern uncle, Abbot Cellach. The Abbot’s main concern is protecting the Abbey from Viking attacks by building a wall around it. Brendan is apprenticed in the monastery’s scriptorium where he first hears about Brother Aidan, the renowned creator of the Book of Iona. As he becomes more fascinated with the illuminator and his unfinished masterpiece, Aidan arrives in Kells with his unique white cat, Pangur Bán, after escaping a raid on his ...