The White Balloon (1995)
80 %
Reviews Counted: 20 Fresh: 16 Rotten:4 Average Rating: 6.8/10
Rated: Not Rated
Runtime: 85 mins
Synopsis: Hours before the Iranian New Year, a seven-year-old girl begs her mother for money to buy a goldfish. The mother grudgingly relents, but, on the way to the store, the girl accidentally drops her 500-toman bill into an open sewer grate. In a relentless attempt to retrieve her money in time to... [More]
Genre: Foreign Films
Starring: Aida Mohammadkhani, Moshen Kalifi, Fereshteh Sadr Orafai
Director: Jafar Panahi
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06/27/08
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01/26/06
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05/20/03
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06/05/02
In an era when ethnic hatred turns groups against each other, it is salutary to come across a film about universal qualities linking people from different cultures.
02/22/02
By putting itself in sync with the rhythms of everyday life, it offers a reminder that the simplest forms of filmmaking can be the most satisfying.
02/14/01
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Often this movie just feels like a walk in the park with a recalcitrant child. How much can you stand to watch?
01/01/00
Without it ever being said, we get to meet and deeply appreciate some of the Iranian people who never make the news.
01/01/00
Explores childhood on its own terms, with great respect and an unerring sense of truth.
01/01/00
We need to fall in love with Razieh to see the film properly, and we do.
01/01/00
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Those with the patience to sit through all eighty-five minutes will uncover a sublime, unconventionally engrossing story.
01/01/00
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Fourth viewing of this film
by: dtschet 5/21/06
by: dtschet 5/21/06
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