Movie

The White Balloon

1995 · 85 min

A gentle, suspenseful slice of life that makes you anxious for a child's small quest and leaves you with a quiet ache.

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.
How it feels: Warm, earnest, tense and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Family, class, isolation, coming-of-age
Content: Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.
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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
class
isolation
coming-of-age
survival
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: family
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex none