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The White Balloon(1995)
Status: Released
Date: 1995-02-02
75%
91 Votes
Time: 1h 25m
Overview:
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.
Languages: Persian.
Countries:
Iran
ProductionCompanies:
I.R.I.B. Channel 2
Ferdos Films
Movie: The White Balloon
Top 5 Billed Cast
Fereshteh Sadr Orafaee
Mother
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