Watch Flight of the Red Balloon

A single mother, Suzanne, is overwhelmed by life. She finds she doesn’t even have a moment for herself, between running a puppet show, dealing with a difficult tenant who will not pay his rent and caring for her son. Along comes a young Taiwanese student named Song. Suzanne takes in Song in exchange for his help with babysitting her son, Simon. Soon Song and Simon find themselves exploring an imaginary world, with a red balloon as their constant companion on their adventures. Soon Song starts to play a bigger part in Suzanne’s life also and helps her deal with her difficult tenant who refuses to pay rent.