Flight of the Red Balloon

Flight of the Red Balloon

Copyright © 2008 IFC Films

A precious young boy, Simon (Simon Iteanu) must deal with the increasing fragility of his mother, the loving yet preoccupied Suzanne (Academy Award Winner Juliette Binoche of THE ENGLISH PATIENT, CACHÉ). Completely immersed in her own tribulations, Suzanne hires Song (Song Fan), a Taiwanese film student, to help care for Simon. Together with Song, a unique extended family is formed, utterly interdependent yet lost in separate thoughts and dreams mirrored by a delicate, shiny red balloon.

In Theatres: April 4th, 2008

Foreign
Rating: Not yet rated

Hou Hsiao Hsien (dir.)
Juliette Binoche
Simon Iteanu
Fang Song
Hippolyte Girardot
Louise Margolin

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