I just watched this film, and after reading all the comments about it, I'm frustrated overall. Like one of the previous comments said. This movie is all about metaphors. That is the most obvious things about Iranian film. To have anyone say that this movie had no point and that the title made no sense is annoying. There are several things to be taken from this movie. First of all it is a realistic glimpse of Iranian daily life. Its not pretty and scenic as in other Iranian films. There were so many people who were concerned about their own needs over the girl's money, who by the way was a complete brat. However you should take note that despite their incompentence or lack of concern for the girl, each attempted to help her out, albeit often grudgingly. It is important to understand why the Afghani boy was freezed upon. This could be a class/cultural/social issue. First of all these middle class children were ungrateful and ran off as soon as they got their money. 2nd, the tensions between Afghani and Iranians have been notable as you can probably see in films such as Baran. 3rd this is about the human nature of looking out for yourself over everything else. Once the children got what they wanted, everything else doesn't matter. The white balloon was the only balloon not purchased. It was alone in the end just like the Afghani boy.
Review of The White Balloon
