A 16-year-old girl falls in love with a boy and gets pregnant. The boy wants nothing to do with the baby, and the girl's mother, believing she's doing the right thing, forces her daughter to get an abortion. This story may happen everywhere, and we may read about them everyday in the news. However, what sets The White Balloon apart from those stories is the emotional journey the girl and her mother take as they realize that they have no one in the world but each other.
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Kiwi Chow Kwun-Wai Director · April Sia Sze-ying Director Lui Chi Tat Composer
First release December 11, 2011 · Produced in Hong Kong SAR China · Production Hong Kong Arts Development Council, Hong Kong Academy of Performing Arts
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Fresh Wave
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Hong Kong Arts Development Council
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Hong Kong Academy of Performing Arts
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Hong Kong SAR China
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Original title
白色小孩
Original language
Cantonese
Spoken on screen
Cantonese
Release dates
Hong Kong SAR China · December 11, 2011
Premiere · Fresh Wave International Short Film Festival 2011
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