The White Balloon
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The White Balloon is a critically acclaimed 1995 Iranian film directed by Jafar Panahi, celebrated for its simple yet poignant story about a young girl’s quest to buy a goldfish on New Year’s Eve.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The White Balloon canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5386015 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The White Balloon Context triple: [Iranian cinema, notableFilm, The White Balloon]
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A.
The Red Balloon
The Red Balloon is a 1956 French short fantasy film by Albert Lamorisse, renowned for its near-wordless storytelling about a young boy and a sentient red balloon wandering through the streets of Paris.
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B.
Le Ruban Bleu
Le Ruban Bleu was a notable mid-20th-century New York City nightclub and cabaret venue known for hosting prominent performers in an intimate setting.
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C.
Fugitive Pieces
Fugitive Pieces is a 2007 drama film adaptation of Anne Michaels’ novel, exploring memory, loss, and the lasting impact of the Holocaust through the life of a rescued Polish boy.
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D.
The Blue Umbrella
The Blue Umbrella is a Pixar animated short film that follows the journey of a sentient blue umbrella through a rainy cityscape, showcasing photorealistic visuals and a charming, dialogue-free love story.
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E.
L’Oiseau bleu
L’Oiseau bleu is a symbolist play by Belgian writer Maurice Maeterlinck that follows two children on a fantastical quest for the Blue Bird of Happiness.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The White Balloon Target entity description: The White Balloon is a critically acclaimed 1995 Iranian film directed by Jafar Panahi, celebrated for its simple yet poignant story about a young girl’s quest to buy a goldfish on New Year’s Eve.
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A.
The Red Balloon
The Red Balloon is a 1956 French short fantasy film by Albert Lamorisse, renowned for its near-wordless storytelling about a young boy and a sentient red balloon wandering through the streets of Paris.
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B.
Le Ruban Bleu
Le Ruban Bleu was a notable mid-20th-century New York City nightclub and cabaret venue known for hosting prominent performers in an intimate setting.
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C.
Fugitive Pieces
Fugitive Pieces is a 2007 drama film adaptation of Anne Michaels’ novel, exploring memory, loss, and the lasting impact of the Holocaust through the life of a rescued Polish boy.
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D.
The Blue Umbrella
The Blue Umbrella is a Pixar animated short film that follows the journey of a sentient blue umbrella through a rainy cityscape, showcasing photorealistic visuals and a charming, dialogue-free love story.
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E.
L’Oiseau bleu
L’Oiseau bleu is a symbolist play by Belgian writer Maurice Maeterlinck that follows two children on a fantastical quest for the Blue Bird of Happiness.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Iranian film
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film ⓘ |
| ageRatingUK | U ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Caméra d’Or
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gijón International Film Festival awards NERFINISHED ⓘ Prix de la Société des Auteurs et Compositeurs Dramatiques NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Farzad Jadat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfSetting | Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| criticalReception | critically acclaimed ⓘ |
| director | Jafar Panahi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Artificial Eye NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Jafar Panahi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmFestivalScreening | Cannes Film Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followsCharacter | a young girl ⓘ |
| genre | drama ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
childhood
ⓘ
family relationships ⓘ hope ⓘ poverty ⓘ |
| homeMediaRelease |
DVD
ⓘ
VHS ⓘ |
| influenced | international perception of contemporary Iranian cinema ⓘ |
| musicBy | Ahmad Pejman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
minimalist storytelling
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real-time narrative style ⓘ use of non-professional actors ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Persian ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Badkonake Sefid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Iranian New Wave cinema NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A young girl tries to buy a goldfish on Iranian New Year’s Eve and faces a series of small obstacles. ⓘ |
| producer | Jafar Panahi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDateFrance | 1995-05-17 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1995 ⓘ |
| runningTimeMinutes | 85 ⓘ |
| sectionAtFestival | Directors’ Fortnight at Cannes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPlace | Tehran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingTime | New Year’s Eve NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stars |
Aida Mohammadkhani
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fereshteh Sadre Orafaiy NERFINISHED ⓘ Mohsen Kafili NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf | film criticism ⓘ |
| title | The White Balloon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer |
Abbas Kiarostami
NERFINISHED
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Jafar Panahi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The White Balloon Description of subject: The White Balloon is a critically acclaimed 1995 Iranian film directed by Jafar Panahi, celebrated for its simple yet poignant story about a young girl’s quest to buy a goldfish on New Year’s Eve.
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