Other Titles • Badkonake sefid • The White Balloon (1996) • Le Ballon blanc
Trivia from Badkonake sefid (1995)
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Although the film was Iran's official entry for the Best Foreign Film Oscar, Iranian officials attempted to withdraw the movie from competition to protest U.S. Congress's continued funding of anti-government activity in Iran. However, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences refused to withdraw the movie from competition. Despite the controversy, the movie ultimately failed to get an Oscar nomination.
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According to director Jafar Panahi the 500-toman bill that little Razieh attempts to buy the goldfish with was worth about a dollar and a half in the U.S. at the time the film was released. In Iran, he said, that amount could get you a ride from the airport to your hotel, and represented one-third of a day's earnings for the type of family depicted in the movie.
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The film shared the top prize at the Tokyo Film Festival. Panahi received a $150,000 award.
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Winner of the Camera d'Or and co-winner of the International Critics' Prize at the 1995 Cannes Film Festival.
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Shown at the 1995 New York Film Festival September 1995, and in the World Cinema category at the Sundance Film Festival.
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A Farabi Cinema Foundation production.
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The debut film of young actress Aida Mohammadkhani.
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Released theatrically in New York City January 24, 1996.
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Additional cast: Anna Bourkowska (Old Woman); Mohammad Shahani (Soldier); and Mohammad Bahktiari (Tailor).
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Additional credits: Ferdos Films (production executive) and Behrouz Hamed Saberi (assistant director).
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