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8.3
/10
93 Ratings

THE TIED-UP BALLOON

Privarzaniyat balon

Directed by Binka Zhelyazkova
Bulgaria, 1967
Drama, Fantasy
  • 9595 minutes

Synopsis

During World War II, a large balloon appears in the skies above a village in Bulgaria and attracts the imaginations of the peasants living there. Marveling at the freedom of the object, and dreaming of taking some liberation for themselves, men chase after this thing of surprising beauty and wonder.

Synopsis

During World War II, a large balloon appears in the skies above a village in Bulgaria and attracts the imaginations of the peasants living there. Marveling at the freedom of the object, and dreaming of taking some liberation for themselves, men chase after this thing of surprising beauty and wonder.