Flight of the Red Balloon

FLIGHT OF THE RED BALLOON - RELEASED IN CINEMAS 14TH MARCH.

Network is delighted to confirm the UK cinema release of Hou Hsiao Hsien’s Flight of the Red Balloon (PG). Described as “a delightful film with a stunning performance by Juliette Binoche, her best” (The Guardian).

Directed by the acclaimed Hou Hsiao Hsien (Café Lumiere, City of Sadness), starring Juliette Binoche (Chocolat, Three Colours: Blue), with a phenomenal performance by newcomer Simon Iteanu and inspired by the 1953 Palme D’or and Academy Award winning short The Red Balloon by Albert Lamorisse, the film has also been described as “poetically moving” (Time Out) and “Exquisitely crafted” (Empire).

A mysterious red balloon affectionately follows seven-year old Simon (Simon Iteanu) around Paris. His mother Suzanne (Juliette Binoche) is a puppeteer who uses her vocal talents to bring life to the shows she writes.

Completely absorbed in her new show, single mother Suzanne becomes overwhelmed by the complications of modern daily life. She decides to hire Song (Fang Song), a Taiwanese film student, to help her care for Simon.

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