The White Balloon (1994)
- Original title
- بادکنک سفید
- Directed by
- Jafar Panahi
- Genre
- drama film, comedy film
- Country
- Iran
- Runtime
- 1h 25m
- Rated
- All
- Rating
- 7.5 of 10 from 122 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A young girl in Tehran tries to buy a goldfish for the New Year. She faces small obstacles on her errand while the adults around her go about their day.
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What happens
The White Balloon (Persian: بادکنک سفيد, Badkonake sefid) is a 1995 Iranian drama film directed by Jafar Panahi, in his feature film directorial debut, with a screenplay by Abbas Kiarostami. The film received many strong critical reviews and won numerous awards in the international film fairs around the world including the Prix de la Camera d'Or at the 1995 Cannes Film Festival. The Guardian has listed this film as one of the 50 best family films of all time. The film is on the BFI list of the 50 films you should see by the age of 14. The film was selected as the Iranian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 68th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. Iran unsuccessfully tried to withdraw the film from contention but the academy refused to accept the withdrawal. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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دل و دشنه (1994)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.