| The White Balloon | |
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| Directed by | Jafar Panahi |
| Written by | Abbas Kiarostami |
| Produced by | Kurosh Mazkouri |
| Starring | Aida Mohammadkhani Mohsen Kafili Fereshteh Sadr Orfani |
| Cinematography | Farzad Jadat |
| Edited by | Jafar Panahi |
| Distributed by | October Films |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
| Country | Iran |
| Language | Persian |
The White Balloon (Persian: بادکنک سفيد, Badkonake sefid) is a 1995 Iranian film directed by Jafar Panahi, with a screenplay by Abbas Kiarostami. It was Panahi's feature-film debut as director. The film 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 at the 1995 Cannes Film Festival. The Guardian has listed this film as one of the 50 best family films of all time.[1] The film is on the BFI list of the 50 films you should see by the age of 14.
The film was selected as the Iranian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 68th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.[2][3] Iran unsuccessfully tried to withdraw the film from contention but the academy refused to accept the withdrawal.[4]
- ^ Brooks, Xan (2005-12-10). "The best family films of all time". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 2006-09-26.
- ^ Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
- ^ "41 to Compete for Foreign Language Oscar Nominations". FilmFestivals.com. Archived from the original on April 7, 2012. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
- ^ "Iran Requests Academy Not to Consider Its Film Entry". Highbeam. Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 4 October 2015.