Summary:
Iranian filmmaker Jafar Pinahi's debut feature The White Balloon tells the story of Razieh (Aida Mohammadkhani), a seven-year-old girl intent on buying a new goldfish in time for Tehran's annual New Year's Day festivities (in Iranian culture, the goldfish is a symbol of life). Upon badgering her mother into giving her a 500-toman banknote, Razieh heads off to the marketplace alone;... Full Summary >>

Cast:
Aida Mohammadkhani
Mohsen Kalifi
Fereshtch Sadr Orfani
Anna Bourkowska
Mohammad Bahktiari
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Review:
Another small triumph for the Iranian New Wave of the 1990s, The White Balloon is the simple story of a young girl's quest to get from home to the market with her mother's money in order to buy a goldfish. Similar to the 1948 neorealist masterpiece The Bicycle Thief, Balloon achieves a quiet momentum, centering on a specific, obsessiv... Continue >>

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