The White Balloon
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The White Balloon is a critically acclaimed 1995 Iranian film directed by Jafar Panahi, celebrated for its simple yet poignant story about a young girl’s quest to buy a goldfish on New Year’s Eve.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Iranian film
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film ⓘ |
| ageRatingUK | U ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Caméra d’Or
NERFINISHED
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Gijón International Film Festival awards NERFINISHED ⓘ Prix de la Société des Auteurs et Compositeurs Dramatiques NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Farzad Jadat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfSetting | Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| criticalReception | critically acclaimed ⓘ |
| director | Jafar Panahi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Artificial Eye NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Jafar Panahi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmFestivalScreening | Cannes Film Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followsCharacter | a young girl ⓘ |
| genre | drama ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
childhood
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family relationships ⓘ hope ⓘ poverty ⓘ |
| homeMediaRelease |
DVD
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VHS ⓘ |
| influenced | international perception of contemporary Iranian cinema ⓘ |
| musicBy | Ahmad Pejman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
minimalist storytelling
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real-time narrative style ⓘ use of non-professional actors ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Persian ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Badkonake Sefid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Iranian New Wave cinema NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A young girl tries to buy a goldfish on Iranian New Year’s Eve and faces a series of small obstacles. ⓘ |
| producer | Jafar Panahi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDateFrance | 1995-05-17 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1995 ⓘ |
| runningTimeMinutes | 85 ⓘ |
| sectionAtFestival | Directors’ Fortnight at Cannes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPlace | Tehran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingTime | New Year’s Eve NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stars |
Aida Mohammadkhani
NERFINISHED
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Fereshteh Sadre Orafaiy NERFINISHED ⓘ Mohsen Kafili NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf | film criticism ⓘ |
| title | The White Balloon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer |
Abbas Kiarostami
NERFINISHED
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Jafar Panahi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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