Suzanne is a mother overwhelmed by her obligations. With the classes she teaches, her puppet shows and her two children, Simon and Louise, she has been raising alone, she does not have a moment to breathe. To alleviate the situation, she takes in a young Taiwanese babysitter, Song Fang, who is a student at Paris University. On his way home from school, Simon, who is 7 years old, tours her through the neighborhood.Soon, Song Fang and Simon share an imaginary world: a strange red balloon begins to follow them everywhere. While Suzanne is caught up in a court case involving her tenant downstairs, who refuses to leave, every day, Son Fang becomes more important in her life.
In the end, it is Song Fang's Asian perspective that helps Suzanne get to grips with her life.
Starring: Juliette Binoche, Fang Song, Hippolyte Girardot, Simon Iteanu.
The Flight of the Red Balloon is released 14th March 2008.