The White Balloon

1995 · directed by Jafar Panahi

Rating
78/100
Hit
no

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.

The White Balloon (1995), directed by Jafar Panahi, rates 78/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

  • Aida Mohammadkhani
  • Mohsen Kafili
  • Fereshteh Sadr Orafaee
  • Anna Borkowska
  • Mohammad Shahani
  • Mohammad Bakhtiar
  • Aliasghar Smadi
  • Hamidreza Tahery
  • Asghar Barzegar
  • Hasan Neamotolahi

Crew

  • Farzad Jadat — Director of Photography
  • Jafar Panahi — Editor
  • Abbas Kiarostami — Writer

More from Jafar Panahi

  1. The Mirror (1997) — 84/100 · hit
  2. It Was Just an Accident (2025) — 82/100 · hit
  3. No Bears (2022) — 81/100 · hit
  4. This Is Not a Film (2011) — 80/100 · hit
  5. Taxi (2015) — 80/100 · hit
  6. Offside (2006) — 79/100

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