Movie: Balloon

Top 2 Billed Cast

Franco Chan
Franco Chan

Grass Jelly

Onnie Chan On Yin
Onnie Chan On Yin

Ice

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    He feels like a bloated balloon; he wonders if he still breathes. He bumps into a girl who once sat next to him at school, he wonders if it means anything to revisit the memories of secondary school. Or does he merely want to prove how incapable of breathing they all have become? Once she dreamt about becoming a dancer, now she works as a yoga instructor, teaching others as well as herself to breathe properly. Balloon vividly portrays the disillusionment, loneliness and nostalgia of people who have been working for almost a decade. Just how jaded have we all become?

  • Release Date

    2010-09-22

  • Average

    5

  • Rating:

    2.5 starts
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  • Languages:

    广州话 / 廣州話

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