The title is a reference to heroin, and variety writes that the film is by turns intensely naturalistic and brutally stylized, and that it mercilessly turns screws and escalates dread while spinning a worstcase scenario about the fraying family ties between a. Based on the personal story of producer samantha housman, 6 balloons is an unflinching look at addiction from a fresh perspective centered around katie abbi jacobson, a young woman navigating the harrowing relapse of her heroinaddicted brother seth dave franco, the netflix originals movie explores the. But in the new trailer for the netflix film, 6 balloons, we get to see a completely new dramatic side to the actors. If i was to cut an opening the balloon just would not stay inflated. During the first 15 minutes of 6 balloons, a lowbudget drama.
Delicately sketched but thematically rich, 6 balloons rises on abbi jacobsons. Delicately sketched but thematically rich, 6 balloons rises on abbi jacobsons gripping performance and marks writerdirector marjalewis ryan as a talent to watch. Morgan got involved with 6 balloons after her agent sent her the script, as well as a look book that ryan had created. Far from the average netflix indie, 6 balloons is a thrilling turn for its costars and a promising sophomore picture for its director. Theyre so fullyrealized that i wanted a bit more to their story, but i also admire ryans nononsense approach to a tight narrative. In the film, seth dave franco suffers from a heroin addiction and reluctantly accepts the aid of his sister katie abbi jacobson when she discovers he has relapsed. Marjalewis ryans 6 balloons hinges on such modern details of disquiet, with. Abbi jacobson, dave franco and jane kaczmarek to star in. Intensifying the moment is the fact that seths 2yearold is wholly at the. Dave franco on 6 balloons and working with barry jenkins. Chapter two cast haunted by red balloons in new images. The movie stars broad citys abbi jacobson in her first dramatic starring role in a feature, and sees.
That is until we meet her heroinaddicted brother, played by franco. In the film, seth dave franco suffers from a heroin addiction and reluctantly accepts the aid of his sister katie. Early in the footage, jacobsons character is shown to be a normal woman, with fairly normal concerns. At just over 70 minutes, balloons feels more like a sketch or a character study than a fully realized film, but its an affecting sketch nonetheless.
Netflix continues their 2018 onslaught of original content with the new drama film 6 balloons. Franco spends a lot of the movie sweating in the backseat, but does so. Dp polly morgan, bsc shoots netflix feature 6 balloons on. Dp polly morgan, bsc shoots 6 balloons with varicam 35s. With abbi jacobson, dave franco, charlotte carel, madeline carel. In a prison where inmates on high floors eat better than those below, who get the scant scraps, one man tries to effect change so everyone gets enough. A wide variety of mylar balloon film options are available to you, such as packaging film, decorative film, and agriculture. In tv, she is slated to create the new the l word series for showtime, and a onehour untitled college drama for amazon. Balloon is a 2017 indian tamil language horror comedy film written and directed by sinish and produced by dhilip subbarayan, arun balaji and nandakumar. Polly morgan creates a raw look for 6 balloons digital.
It does not have the sickness scenes of trainspotting or the sexy stab in the chest of pulp fiction. Netflix premieres trailer for 6 balloons starring dave. The film stars jai, anjali and janani iyer in the leading roles. A loyal sister struggles to stay afloat while driving her heroinaddicted brother to a detox center and looking after his 2yearold daughter.
The netflix feature film, which stars abbi jacobsen and dave franco, had its premiere at this years south by southwest film festival in march and began streaming on netflix in april. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. The hilarious abbi jacobson shows off her incredible range when she takes on this difficult part and also shows off her cleavage in a bright red bra as she looks at herself in the mirror. I was a pa, and then i was a camera trainee, and from there i moved to second assistant camera. Featuring music composed by yuvan shankar raja, the film began production during june 2016, and released on 29 december 2017. Find out where 6 balloons is streaming, if 6 balloons is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider. It features a pair of young actors who are mostly known for comedy in a heartfelt, scary drama about what addiction does to the people around the addict.