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The Boy & The Balloon
A supermarket employee's mundane routine life is interrupted by an annoying child.
Overview
The Boy & The Balloon explores the mundane routine life of a 40-year-old supermarket employee just trying to keep it the way it is. But today is different. On his way to work he spots a young boy holding a white balloon across the road, mimicking his every action.
Future Film Festival 2022
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