Balloon (2019 film)
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Hanyu Pinyin | Qìqiú |
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Release date
- 30 August 2019Venice) (
Running time
Tibetan
Balloon (
drama film directed by Pema Tseden. It was screened in the Horizons section at the 76th Venice International Film Festival.[1][2]
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.[3]
Cast
- Tso Yangshik
- Wangmo Sonam
- Jinpa
Accolades
Date | Award | Category | Recipient(s) and nominee(s) | Result | Notes |
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2019 | 5th Chicago International Film Festival | Best Screenplay | Pema Tseden | Won | |
76th Venice International Film Festival | Balloon | Nominated | |||
2019 Toronto International Film Festival | Contemporary World Cinema | Nominated | |||
24th Busan International Film Festival | A Window on Asian Cinema | Nominated | |||
20th Tokyo Filmex | Won | ||||
Asia-Pacific Film Festival | Best Film | Nominated | |||
2nd Hainan Island International Film Festival | Best Film | Won | [4] |
References
- ^ Vivarelli, Nick (25 July 2019). "Joker, Ad Astra, The Laundromat, Marriage Story to Compete in Venice". Variety. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
- ^ "Orizzonti". labiennale.org. 25 July 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
- ^ AlloCine, Balloon (in French), retrieved 17 January 2023
- ^ Chen Chen (9 December 2019). 第二届海南岛国际电影节闭幕,万玛才旦《气球》摘“金椰”. thepaper.cn (in Simplified Chinese). Retrieved 18 February 2020.
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