The Black Balloon poster

The Black Balloon

2012·21'

Josh Safdie

Drama

★ 6.5

While escorting a group of children through New York City, a harried man loses hold of a bouquet of one hundred balloons. Among them, a single black balloon drifts free, seemingly lifeless, only to revive and embark on a strange journey through the city. Searching for companionship, it drifts among the highs and lows of human life, discovering both joy and despair along the way. Conceived as a children’s tale but emerging as a surreal urban fable, The Black Balloon follows the haunting odyssey of a balloon that longs to belong.

Stills

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Cast

Mustafa Bekiroglu
Kennon Bltut
Eléonore Hendricks Eléonore Hendricks
Francesca LaPrelle
Miranda LaPrelle
Larry Sloman Larry Sloman
Ava Rawski
Angel Rosa
William Skinner
Andy Spade
Bea Spade

Screenings in Brussels

No upcoming screenings.