

Balloon Animal
2022-03-20 · 88 min · ★ 10.0
Poppy Valentine, a young circus performer who has grown up in her family's traveling circus, has never dreamed of what life would be like outside of its fences. However, now in her mid-20s and with more unwelcomed responsibility weighing her down, she's desperate to figure out if this life is for her.
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- Directors
- Em Johnson
- Production companies
- First Bloom Films
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 650,000
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Katherine WaddellPoppy Valentine
Ilia VolokDark Valentine
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