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Balloon

  • Dir: Pema Tseden

  • 2019, Tibetan/Putonghua, 103mins, DCP

  • Cast: Sonam Wangmo, Jinpa, Yangshik Tso

Amidst tranquillity and melancholy, a touch of playfulness prompted by balloons becomes an evocative thread that runs through this intimate family drama themed on birth-control. A sudden death, an unwanted pregnancy and the belief in reincarnation trigger a series of events that compels a Tibetan woman to face her life’s choices. Returning to the 1980s for this magic-realistic story, Pema Tseden quietly observes the emotional and sexual dynamics of family life on the Tibetan plateau, as he continues to critically explore the clash between spiritual faith and pragmatism in a fascinating, transcendental fashion.

Tokyo FILMeX: Grand Prize

Shanghai International Film Festival: Best Director and Best Screenplay

    Screening:

    In-theatre Screening

    • Full House2023-08-22 (Tue)
      19:45
      22IS01
      Full House2023-08-28 (Mon)
      19:45
      28TS01
      Buy Ticket2023-08-30 (Wed)
      20:30
      30AC02

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    • Financially Supported by

    The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region provides funding support to the project through the Film Development Fund.
    The funding support bears no relationship whatsoever to the content of, or views expressed in this project.

    The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region provides funding support to the project through the Film Development Fund.
    The funding support bears no relationship whatsoever to the content of, or views expressed in this project.