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Blue Balloons

Blue Balloons

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Blue Balloons

2017

1h 30m

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Drama

Overview

A young-adult caregiver grapples with emotional, physical, and spiritual difficulties after her mother's cancer returns, forcing her to confront past grievances and threatening the only existence she's ever known. Watch Now on Kinema.

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8 featured cast members

Starring

Chari Eckmann

Joanne Kippson

George Brust

Henry Kippson

Máire Higgins

Mara Kippson

Gabriel Rysdahl

Gabriel Rysdahl

Sam Kippson

Susan Brava

Nancy Berquist

Ellen Engelson

Pastor Alice

Jim Wescott

Doctor Walstrom

Emily Troedson

Claire Kippson

Creative team

Directed by: Emily Troedson
Written by: Emily Troedson
Produced by: Emily Troedson

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