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The White Balloon

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The White Balloon (1995)

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Reviews Counted: 20

Fresh: 16

Rotten:4

Average Rating: 6.8/10

Rated: Not Rated

Runtime: 85 mins

Genre: Foreign Films

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... 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 purchase the much-coveted goldfish, she enlists the help of her enterprising brother and a varied cross-section of Teheran's marginalized citizens. A quiet, unpretentious gem about the beauty in everyday life. [More]

Starring: Aida Mohammadkhani, Moshen Kalifi, Fereshteh Sadr Orafai

Starring: Aida Mohammadkhani, Moshen Kalifi, Fereshteh Sadr Orafai

Director: Jafar Panahi

Director: Jafar Panahi

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Jan 14, 1997

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Jeanne Aufmuth
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06/05/02
Boxoffice Magazine

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.

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02/22/02
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Spirituality and Practice

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.

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02/14/01
Kenneth Turan
Los Angeles Times
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Raziah takes everything at face value, forcing us to look again at people and situations we would immediately judge as good or bad -- reason enough to see this film.

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Andy Spletzer
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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?

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01/01/00
Barbara Shulgasser
San Francisco Examiner

Without it ever being said, we get to meet and deeply appreciate some of the Iranian people who never make the news.

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Bruce Kirkland
Jam! Movies

Explores childhood on its own terms, with great respect and an unerring sense of truth.

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Chris Hicks
Deseret News, Salt Lake City

The brilliance of the film, is in its simplicity.

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Dennis Schwartz
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We need to fall in love with Razieh to see the film properly, and we do.

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Jack Garner
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Those with the patience to sit through all eighty-five minutes will uncover a sublime, unconventionally engrossing story.

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James Berardinelli
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Memorably simple, memorably resonant.

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Joe Baltake
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