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The White Balloon

Original title: Badkonake sefid · Turkish title: Beyaz Balon
1995 · 1 h 25 min
Directed by Jafar Panahi
DramaFamily

Cast

Aida Mohammadkhani Mohsen Kalifi Fereshteh Sadrorafai

Credits

Written by: Abbas Kiarostami

Plot

A young girl in Tehran tries to buy a goldfish for the New Year with her money. It won the Caméra d'Or at Cannes.

Sinekatalog’s take

Jafar Panahi's debut follows a little girl in Tehran trying to buy a goldfish. Told almost in real time with charming simplicity, it is a gentle, observant film that won the Caméra d'Or.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.6 / 10 (9,617 votes)
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