Fresh
By putting itself in sync with the rhythms of everyday life, it offers a reminder that the simplest forms of filmmaking can be the most satisfying.
Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times
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The White Balloon
Overview
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.
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80%
Tomatometer
Fresh
We need to fall in love with Razieh to see the film properly, and we do.
Edward Guthmann, San Francisco Chronicle
Rotten
Panahi has much the same kind of talent, a concern to make his film a kind of home for its characters, but he has not yet found [Kiarostami's] secret, how to find and hold the still point of the turning world.
Stanley Kauffmann, The New Republic
Fresh
Raziah takes everything at face value, forcing us to look again at people and situations we would immediately judge as good or bad -- reason enough to see this film.
Andy Spletzer, Film.com
Fresh
Panahi brings film back to its elemental magic.
Tom Keogh, Film.com
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