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The White Balloon

The White Balloon

Drama, Family

Jafar Panahi

Aida Mohammadkhani, Mohsen Kafili, Fereshteh Sadre Orafaiy

1995

Iran

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Completed

Persian

85 minutes

2025-03-02 14:38:38

Detailed introduction

This film (drama)Also known asبادکنک سفید,is aIranProducerwomen sex,At1995Released in year 。The dialogue language isPersian,Current Douban rating8.1(For reference only)。
Before the Persian New Year, little girl Nasrin (played by Aida Mohammadkhani) goes to the market with her mother to buy New Year supplies. Passing by the snake charmer's stand, she discovers a crowd watching him as he calls out for money to see his snake performances and sell large goldfish. Nasrin really wants to buy a goldfish, but because of their poor financial situation, her mother only has 500 tomans for the New Year, and a fish costs 100 tomans, so her mother has to take Nasrin home. She initially wants to bargain with her mother using New Year's gifts, but is firmly refused. Disappointed, she asks her brother for help, and he convinces their mother to give her the 500 tomans. Nasrin puts the money in a small fish jar and excitedly runs back to the snake charmer's stand, ready to fulfill her wish. However, things suddenly take a turn… This film won the Caméra d'Or at the 48th Cannes Film Festival.