The White Balloon
1995
· Movie
· 85 min
B
MEANRANK
76/100
Every rating
71–78
out of 100
Everyone agrees
Lowest is Kinopoisk on 71, highest is Letterboxd on 78.
See the most agreed on films →Several people try to take advantage of a little girl's innocence to hustle money her mom gave to her to buy a goldfish with.
Details
- Director
- Jafar Panahi
- Writers
- Abbas Kiarostami, Jafar Panahi, Parviz Shahbazi
- Studio
- I.R.I.B. Channel 2, Ferdos Films
- Released
- 2 January 1995
- Country
- Iran
- Language
- Persian
- Runtime
- 85 min
- Awards
- 0 wins, 1 nomination
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 1 →0 wins from 1 nomination across 1 ceremony
| International Submission to the Academy Awards 1996 | International Submission to the Academy Awards | Iran | Nominee |
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International Submission to the Academy Awards
1 nomination
| International Submission to the Academy Awards | Iran | Nominee |