Balloon (2019 Chinese film)

{{Short description|2019 Chinese drama film}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2020}}

{{Infobox film

| name = Balloon

| image = Balloon (2019 film).jpg

| caption = Film poster

| native_name = {{Infobox Chinese|child=yes|t = 氣球

| s = 气球

| p = Qìqiú}}

| director = Pema Tseden

| based_on = Balloon by Pema Tseden

| producer =

| writer = Pema Tseden

| starring = Tso Yangshik

| music = Peyman Yazdanian

| cinematography = Lǚ Songye

| editing = Liao Qingsong
Jin Di

| studio = Beijing Shengtang Times Culture Communication Co., Ltd.
Factory Gate (Tianjin) Film Co., Ltd.
Qinghai Manishi Film Co., Ltd.
China Film Stellar Theater Chain
iQiyi

| distributor =

| released = {{film date|2019|8|30|Venice|df=yes}}

| runtime = 102 minutes

| country = China

| language = Chinese
Tibetan

}}

Balloon ({{zh|s=气球}}) is a 2019 Chinese drama film written and directed by Pema Tseden. It was screened in the Horizons section at the 76th Venice International Film Festival.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2019/film/news/venice-film-festival-lineup-the-truth-ad-astra-marriage-story-1203277662/|title=Joker, Ad Astra, The Laundromat, Marriage Story to Compete in Venice|last=Vivarelli|first=Nick|work=Variety|date=25 July 2019|accessdate=25 July 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://www.labiennale.org/en/cinema/2019/orizzonti|title=Orizzonti|publisher=labiennale.org|date=25 July 2019|accessdate=28 July 2019}}

Synopsis

The film evokes a Tibetan family's struggle between religious conservatism and sexual emancipation. Drolkar and her husband have three sons and are sheep farmers. In order to comply with the one-child policy implemented by the Chinese authorities, Drolkar uses condoms as a means of contraception, a practice that is not very widespread in this traditional society.{{Citation |last=AlloCine |title=Balloon |url=https://www.allocine.fr/film/fichefilm_gen_cfilm=276603.html |language=fr |access-date=2023-01-17}}

Cast

  • Tso Yangshik
  • Wangmo Sonam
  • Jinpa

Accolades

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DateAwardCategoryRecipient(s) and nominee(s)ResultNotes
rowspan="7" | 20195th Chicago International Film FestivalBest ScreenplayPema Tseden{{won}}
76th Venice International Film Festivalrowspan="6" | Balloon{{nom}}
2019 Toronto International Film FestivalContemporary World Cinema{{nom}}
24th Busan International Film FestivalA Window on Asian Cinema{{nom}}
20th Tokyo Filmex{{won}}
Asia-Pacific Film FestivalBest Film{{nom}}
2nd Hainan Island International Film FestivalBest Film{{won}}{{cite news|author1=Chen Chen |url=https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_5185791 |script-title=zh:第二届海南岛国际电影节闭幕,万玛才旦《气球》摘“金椰” |work=thepaper.cn|date=9 December 2019 |accessdate=18 February 2020 |language=zh-hans}}

References

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