83
Metascore
4 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100CineVueChristopher MachellCineVueChristopher MachellBalloon never uses its characters as proxies for political discussion; Tseden’s concern is firmly with his characters as human beings. His method is rooted in realism, favouring intimate, often handheld camera work whose immediacy is juxtaposed against often stunningly beautiful compositions and dreamlike landscapes.
- 80Little White LiesDavid JenkinsLittle White LiesDavid JenkinsTseden directs with a low-slung commitment to a dramatically heightened form of social realism, and this deceptively simple story ends up speaking volumes about how love, sex, marriage and parenting sit at a paradoxical remove from the dictates of the state, and the parochial attitudes of the older generation.