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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[edit] Plot synopsis

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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.