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05/20/03
The White Balloon (1995)
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Reviews Counted:8
Fresh:6
Rotten:2
Average Rating:6.6/10
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... [More]
Starring: Aida Mohammadkhani, Moshen Kalifi, Fereshteh Sadr Orafai
Director: Jafar Panahi
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Top CriticBy 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
Top CriticWe need to fall in love with Razieh to see the film properly, and we do.
01/01/00
Top CriticThose with the patience to sit through all eighty-five minutes will uncover a sublime, unconventionally engrossing story.
01/01/00
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01/01/00
Top CriticPanahi has much the same kind of talent, a concern to make his film a kind of home for its characters, but he has not yet found [Kiarostami's] secret, how to find and hold the still point of the turning world.
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