China Synopsis
དབུགས་ལྒང་།
On the Tibetan grasslands, Darje and Drolkar live a serene and ordinary life with their three sons and the grandfather. A condom sparks a series of embarrassment and dilemma, breaking the harmony of the family. What matters more in the circle of life and death, soul or reality?
The 2018–2020 China Window
Balloon holds position #94 of 219 China films in the 2018–2020 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2010s China Landscape
2019 was the decade’s peak output year for China — 86 titles released, including Balloon. Bars below show how the 2010s stacked up year by year (515 total).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 85 other China films in 2019.
The 701st China title from China we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1935).
Our China catalog contains 946 titles in total (747 films).
Audience Engagement
36 audience reviews — more than 56% of China films in our index.
Review volume (56th percentile) outruns trending popularity (29th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #315 of 946 China films indexed here (67th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.4 points above the China average of 6.7/10.
Among China Drama productions specifically: #204 of 547 (top 37%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | China |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Bo |
| Spoken Languages | Mandarin, Tibetan |
| Production Companies | Factory Gate Films, iQiyi Motion Pictures, Mani Stone Pictures |
| Runtime | 1h 42m |
| Release Date | September 8, 2019 |
| IMDb | tt10703752 |