The White Balloon

Several people try to take advantage of a little girl's innocence to hustle money her mom gave to her to buy a goldfish with.

Cast

Aida Mohammadkhani

as Razieh

Mohsen Kafili

as Ali

Fereshteh Sadr Orafaee

as Mother

Anna Borkowska

as Old Lady

Mohammad Shahani

as Soldier

Mohammad Bakhtiar

as Tailor

Aliasghar Smadi

as Balloon Seller

Hamidreza Tahery

as Reza

Asghar Barzegar

as Pet Shop Manager

Hasan Neamotolahi

as Snake Charmer

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