The White Balloon
film by Panahi [1995]
Also known as: “Bādkonak-e sefīd”
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discussed in biography
- In Jafar Panahi
…film was Bādkonak-e sefīd (1995; The White Balloon), about a young 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…
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