Best Children's Feature Film, 2008
The Black Balloon
WINNER – BEST CHILDREN’S FEATURE FILM When Thomas and his family move to a new home and he has to start at a new school,…
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Sirimal, an 11-year-old boy from a very poor family in a remote village, obtains the highest marks of the year five scholarship exams, and enters a college in the city. As he tries to fit in with his peers from rich and high-class families, Sirimal encounters social and financial challenges. When he is selected to play the lead role as the king in a school stage drama, his biggest challenge is finding the money to make the royal costume.
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