The White Balloon

The White Balloon

  • Director: Jafar Panahi
  • Writer: Abbas Kiarostami,Jafar Panahi,Parviz Shahbazi
  • Countries of origin: Iran
  • Language: Persian
  • Release date: 1995
  • Runtime: 1 hour 25 minutes
  • Sound mix: Stereo
  • Aspect ratio: 1.66 : 1
  • Also known as: El globo blanco
  • "Badkonake sefid" is an Iranian children's drama film released by October Films, directed by Jafar Panahi and directed by Aida. Starring Mohammad Kani and Mawson Califee.
    The film tells the story of Nasia, a 7-year-old girl who accidentally dropped the only 500 yuan in the family into a ditch and anxiously asked for help. In the end, a boy selling balloons used the last Badkonake sefid in his hand to successfully take out the banknote. . 

    Details

    • Release date 1995
    • Filming locations Kashan, Iran
    • Production companies Farabi Cinema Foundation, Ferdos Films, I.R.I.B. Channel 2

    Box office

    Budget

    $150,000 (estimated)

    Gross US & Canada

    $924,940

    Gross worldwide

    $924,940

    Movie reviews

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    • By Brooke 2022-12-13 02:53:20

      The swaying white balloon

      Most of the time in this film, it focuses on the incident of the little girl buying goldfish, not as good as the rest. The audience naturally follows it wholeheartedly and will not leave for a moment. Lest the cute little girl really lose money/get beaten/disappointed and thus have a bad New Year, worry about gain and loss. By the end of the clinker, the little girl finally got what she wanted, and the audience sighed, ready to return with a satisfied HE finale. The...

    • By Owen 2022-12-13 02:47:42

      White

      Boy selling balloons: People are always in a hurry. Come in a hurry, go in a hurry. In the panic, you grabbed a straw that you thought was a life-saving straw, and couldn't help but say. From the beginning of questioning and resistance, to disarming later, it was raining heavily, and I did my best to help you, sharing joys and sorrows. But I am always a passerby in your eyes. When your goal is achieved, even your back is in a hurry.

      The new year is here, the balloons are almost...

    • By Cortez 2022-12-11 07:05:34

      festivals in iran

      The beauty of this movie is the kindness.

      As if for the festival, all the pure hearts are swaying through the market, whether they are old or young, male or female, local or foreigner.

      I have heard that money can communicate with the gods, and the red piece of paper on which the little girl's dream is pinned is not a god.

      It deliberately stopped for a while when the little girl was curious about where the parents would not let her stay; it deliberately escaped when the...

    • By Joannie 2022-12-09 05:20:27

      "Small in Big" movie

      Watching enough Hollywood blockbusters is like eating too much meat to make people angry. The plot of "White Balloon" is so simple, the scene is so real, as light as boiled water, but it really quenches thirst and greasy.

      The film uses a documentary approach to show a very real story (who would doubt that such a story is not true?), I am very advocating such a story theme - even if it is fictional, it is real and will not arouse the slightest doubt. On the contrary, I often see...

    • By Jaden 2022-11-26 09:47:01

      The help of white balloons

      This movie, which looks like a children's film, actually reflects the different inner worlds and thoughts of children and adults. It also reflects the current situation in Iran, people's embarrassment and yearning for peace.

      In the film, I think the person who can handle things the most and is also the kindest is the little boy who sells white balloons. He is not the protagonist. But in the event, because of his performance, the problem was solved satisfactorily.

      There...

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    • By Dallas 2023-08-17 20:41:16

      In fact, this is not an easy movie to keep watching. As a spectator, it is entirely a bystander watching the story of the little girl. The desire for goldfish also appears in "The Turtle Can't Fly". Efficiency comes first after work. Children are really a group of super inefficient creatures~ Super ego, stubborn and ungrateful. It was only when I saw the white balloon at the end that I remembered the name of the movie, and the Afghan boy was left at the...

    • By Chase 2023-07-02 23:14:19

      A few less balloons, more moving chewing gum, kids help kids. When the problem of withdrawing money becomes a game, it is a solution for children, but children who buy chewing gum cannot join this game. Finally, the audience's attention turned to the intruding Afghan boy, and the true meaning of the white balloon began to appear. The passers-by said to him, "Go home, child." Where should we go? He is sitting at the door of the closed shop to welcome the new year... There is a consistent...

    • By Kolby 2023-06-16 04:57:13

      Barely pass. This debut work by Panasi is like the handwriting of Makmapav. The actors are well adjusted. The main line is as simple as buying a goldfish for the New Year. Many characters, Kiarostami's script is still very creative. The two characters of the snake charmer and the balloon boy actually project the social reality of Iran - the snake charmer seems shameless and takes the girl's money. The bridge part of the performance hides the past of the Persian ancestors who served as...

    • By Arden 2023-06-04 18:45:13

      It's better than the small shoes and the blackboard. The innocent and cute but cruel and ungrateful child, the carbine killed beautifully, the audience thought at least there was a thank you, leaving a ruthless back again, only a lost, lonely white balloon . This leopard tail is comparable to the inspection on the way, the memory of murder, and the third person. Really talented director. Children symbolize the people, and people are not always...

    • By Berenice 2023-05-11 20:47:26

      Why are there so many children's films in Iran, the key is that they are all so well shot; children face cramps when they encounter problems, they are pure white inexperienced, innocent children can't bear to see them, from entertainers, shop owners to soldiers and brothers. The balloon hawkers are all "admitted"... This is teaching audiences like me to be human! It made me feel ashamed; the whole film did not have the strong dramatic core of [Little Shoes], but it explained one thing smoothly...

    Movie plot

    The Chinese New Year is approaching, 7-year-old girl Nasia's New Year's wish is to buy a fat, white goldfish with four fins, but because her family is poor, her mother never agrees. Finally, under her and her brother's hard work, her mother agreed to this request and gave her the only 500 yuan in the family. On the way to buy fish, driven by curiosity, Nasia got into the crowd watching the snake charmer. As a result, the snake charmer...
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    Evaluation action

    The film is an excellent children's film directed by Iranian director Jafar Panahi. The film reflects the completely different perceptions of the world between adults and children from the perspective of children. It also reflects the life and social status of Iran's embarrassed civilian class from the side, and also expresses Iran's yearning for a peaceful and peaceful life. (Sina Video Entertainment Review) 
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    Movie quotes

    • Ali: You're whining again!

      Razieh: Mom refuses to give me money for the goldfish.

      Ali: Don't you like ours?

      Razieh: You call these goldfish, you haven't seen the others. It's as though they're dancing when they move their fins. And they've got so many fins.

      Ali: How much?

      Razieh: The shopkeeper said 100 tomans.

      Ali: 100 tomans! You want to pay 100 tomans for a goldfish. You can watch two films with that money. You're nuts.

    • Shop Owner: Time to go home now.

    • Shop Owner: Why did you make me come if you could do it yourselves?

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