A gifted 11-year-old boy secretly builds an air balloon with his friend Emma, to prove to his father that everything in life is possible.
Practical Effects
Real balloon construction sequences — tactile, analog joy
Acting
Basile Grunberger carries the whole thing on tiny shoulders
Director
Olivier Pairoux
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Olivier Pairoux is Belgian — this explains the subtle dry humor and obsession with grey skies.
The film quietly critiques the 'pragmatic European parent' archetype, common in French-Belgian cinema but rarely in family films.
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