The Nobel Peace Prize winner helped bring the film to life along with director Sahra Mani and producer Jennifer Lawrence.

“Bread & Roses,” which follows the lives of three Afghan women in the wake of the Taliban’s return to power, does not communicate these prohibitions in voice-over or title cards. Instead, the director, Sahra Mani, makes the deliberate choice to clear the way for her subjects to reach the audience directly, in their own words.

Produced by Jennifer Lawrence and Malala Yousafzai, 'Bread & Roses' may track the plight of women under Taliban regime, but it's resonant in the U.S.

With Bread and Roses, Jennifer Lawrence hopes to shed light on the Taliban’s control in Afghanistan, where women and girls have been stripped of many rights. The Oscar winner, who produced the Sahra Mani-helmed documentary alongside EP Malala Yousafzai,

Mani reminds the viewer that as long as such young minds hungry for freedom, justice and education exist and make noise, the patriarchy has something real to fear.

Bread & Roses” producers Jennifer Lawrence, Malala Yousafzai and director Sahra Mani speak with Access Hollywood about their acclaimed new documentary, which follows three Afghan women as they navigate the impact of the 2021 Taliban takeover.

The Oscar-winning actress also says she's had to battle trolls who claim she's "not educated" enough to talk about political matters, to which she responds, "It’s not political, it’s people's lives.”