About the film: year - Awards /: Oscar1 / Golden Globe1 / 2017 / 1 h. 34 min plot of the film "The Living": Story a stubborn girl from Afghanistan who disguises herself as a boy to support her family. After Nurullah's father is unjustly arrested, little Parvana is forced to change into boy's clothes and go to work. This is the only way he can save himself, his mother and sister from starvation. He is now the sole breadwinner of the family.