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Aida Mohammadkhani (Persian: آیدا محمدخانی, born on June 2, 1988) is an Iranian actress working in Persian film. She is best known for her highly acclaimed portrayal of an innocent child who lost her money on the way to buy Gold Fish from the market in the film The White Balloon - 1995, directed by Jafar Panahi.
It is the eve of the Iranian New Year. The film opens in a Teheran market where seven year old Razieh Aida Mohammadkhani and her mother are shopping. Aida sees a goldfish in a shop and begins to nag her hurrying mother to buy it for the festivities instead of the... MORE
Aida Mohammadkhani (Persian: آیدا محمدخانی, born on June 2, 1988) is an Iranian actress working in Persian film. She is best known for her highly acclaimed portrayal of an innocent child who lost her money on the way to buy Gold Fish from the market in the film The White Balloon - 1995, directed by Jafar Panahi.
It is the eve of the Iranian New Year. The film opens in a Teheran market where seven year old Razieh Aida Mohammadkhani and her mother are shopping. Aida sees a goldfish in a shop and begins to nag her hurrying mother to buy it for the festivities instead of the skinny ones in her family's pond at home. Almost all of the film's major characters are briefly seen in this market scene, though they won't be introduced to the viewer until later. On their way home, mother and daughter pass a courtyard where a crowd of men has gathered to watch two snake charmers. Aida wants to see what is happening but her mother pulls her away, telling her that it is not good for her to watch those things.
Back home, Aida is upset about her mother's refusal to let her buy a new goldfish, but continues her campaign of nagging. Her older brother Ali, Mohsen Kafili returns from a shopping errand LESS
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