Balloon (Chinese: 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.
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.
Cast
- Tso Yangshik
- Wangmo Sonam
- Jinpa
Accolades
References
External links
- Balloon at IMDb
- Balloon at Rotten Tomatoes
- Balloon at Douban (in Chinese)
- Balloon at Mtime.com (archived) (in Chinese)
