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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Date | Award | Category | Recipient(s) and nominee(s) | Result | Notes |
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rowspan="7" | 2019 | 5th Chicago International Film Festival | Best Screenplay | Pema Tseden | {{won}} | |
76th Venice International Film Festival | rowspan="6" | Balloon | {{nom}} | |||
2019 Toronto International Film Festival | Contemporary World Cinema | {{nom}} | |||
24th Busan International Film Festival | A Window on Asian Cinema | {{nom}} | |||
20th Tokyo Filmex | {{won}} | ||||
Asia-Pacific Film Festival | Best Film | {{nom}} | |||
2nd Hainan Island International Film Festival | Best 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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External links
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- {{Mtime|265102|Balloon}}
{{IFFI Silver Peacock - Special Jury Award and Special Mention|state=collapsed}}
Category:Chinese-language films
Category:Tibetan-language films
Category:Films scored by Peyman Yazdanian
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