Balloon

PëRMBLEDHJE

When two of her three children blow up the household's few remaining condoms after mistaking them for balloons, Drolkar is left with an impossible dilemma. It's the 1980s, and China has just introduced its one-child policy to control the size of families.
When two of her three children blow up the household's few remaining condoms after mistaking them for balloons, Drolkar is left with an impossible dilemma. It's the 1980s, and China has just introduced its one-child policy to control the size of families – and with three children already, there's no way Drolkar can have another. But Dargye, her husband, won't be deterred quite that easily. Sex, faith and politics collide in the exceptional film from Tibetan director Pema Tseden, who deftly balances his challenging subject matter with gentle humour and great tenderness.