One of those French women who have Juliette Binoche of protagonist. One cannot complain knowing what to expect. Let us remember that Juliette Binoche is one of the best consecrated French actresses in the world, being that she has participated in mythical films already, such as «Cache","Chocolate","Alice and martin","Trouis Couleurs: Rouge, Bilay and Bleu","The Unbearable Lightness of Being«, Among many others.
Directed by Hou Hsiao Hsien, and made entirely in France. He is also director of films such as "Café Lumiere", "Flowers of Shanghai", "Time to Live and Time to Die", and "The Assassins", which is currently in pre-production.
It is the story of Simon, a seven-year-old boy who is lovingly followed by a red balloon. His mother, Suzzane (Juliette) is a puppeteer who gives life, thanks to her incredible voice, to her fantasy characters, but her loneliness when it comes to having to face the care of her son, work, and everything that her Modern life involves, stuns, and exhausts her, so she decides to hire a Taiwanese film student, Song Fang, to help her with Simon. And from now on, it only remains to dream ...