Movie

The Balloonist
2025 · 108 min
A gentle, quirky comedy-drama where a bizarre accident stirs up old family wounds and a hesitant romance, leaving a warm, hopeful afterglow.
- Directed by
- Tim Oliehoek
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
- Starring
- Sallie Harmsen, Pieter Embrechts, Beau Minnaert
- Overview
- Gaby, a heritage chicken keeper, is turned upside down when an arrogant air balloon pilot crashes on her chicken coop. The crash reveals the roots of a family conflict and forces Gaby to confront the air balloon pilot as well as her past.
- How it feels
- Warm, whimsical, melancholic and romantic. Measured and easy to follow.
- About
- Family, love, healing, identity
- Content
- Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Directed by
- Tim Oliehoek
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
- Starring
- Sallie Harmsen, Pieter Embrechts, Beau Minnaert











