The White Balloon

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The White Balloon

film by Panahi [1995]

Also known as: “Bādkonak-e sefīd”

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Jafar Panahi
First films: The White Balloon and Circle
…film was Bādkonak-e sefīd (1995; The White Balloon), about a girl who wants to buy a goldfish but loses her money down a sewer drain. The drama—which was written by Kiarostami—earned Panahi the Caméra d’Or, the prize for first-time directors, at the Cannes film festival. In Ayneh (1997; The Mirror),…
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…film was Bādkonak-e sefīd (1995; The White Balloon), about a girl who wants to buy a goldfish but loses her money down a sewer drain. The drama—which was written by Kiarostami—earned Panahi the Caméra d’Or, the prize for first-time directors, at the Cannes film festival. In Ayneh (1997; The Mirror),…
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