White Balloon

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The White Balloon
Directed by Jafar Panahi
Produced by Kurosh Mazkouri
Written by Abbas Kiarostami
Starring Aida Mohammadkhani
Mohsen Kafili
Fereshteh Sadr Orfani
Cinematography Farzad Jadat
Editing by Jafar Panahi
Distributed by October Films
Release date(s) 1995
Running time 85 minutes
Language English
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The White Balloon (Persian: بادکنک سفيد ‎ , Badkonake sefid, 1995) is the debut feature film of Iranian director, Jafar Panahi, with a screenplay by Iranian director Abbas Kiarostami . The movie 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 from Cannes Film Festival in 1995. The Guardian has listed this movie as one of the 50 best family films of all time.[1]

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Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

Razieh wants a fat goldfish for the Iranian New Year celebration instead of the skinny ones in her family's pond at home, because the fat fish looks like it's dancing when it swims. After many attempts, she and her brother convince their mother to give them her last bit of money. Between their home and the fish store, Razieh loses the money. She finds it, but it is temptingly just out of her reach.

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  1. ^ The best family films of all time. The Guardian. Retrieved on 2006-09-26.

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