Balloon
2010, Cantonese. Directed by Chan Tai-Lee.
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?
- Runtime
- 0h 21m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Cantonese
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Details
- Released
- 22 September 2010
- Original title
- 氣球
- Country
- Hong Kong
- Written by
- Chan Tai-Lee
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Balloon runs 21 minutes (0h 21m).
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Balloon isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 22 September 2010. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
What movies are like Balloon?
If you liked Balloon, try All About Ah-Long, Still Human, Holy Lands.
Who directed Balloon?
Balloon (2010) was directed by Chan Tai-Lee and stars Franco Chan, Onnie Chan On Yin.