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- The movie takes place over one night and revolves around Jacobson's character driving her brother around Los Angeles in search of a detox center. Also along for the ride is his 2-year-old daughter, adding an additional element to an already powerful story. And while the film isn't completely factual, it is actually based on a true story.
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Apr 6, 2018 · Based on the true experiences of producer Samantha Housman, 6 Balloons is a painfully reflexive film for anyone who has loved (or still loves) an addict. Starring Abbi Jacobson as Katie—a...
- Sandra Song
Apr 4, 2018 · And while the film isn't completely factual, it is actually based on a true story. The real traumatic night behind the film isn't based on something that happened to Ryan, even though she wrote...
- Johnny Brayson
Mar 14, 2018 · 6 Balloons is very much about middle-class addiction, based on a similar night Ryan’s best friend (and the film’s co-producer) Samantha Housman experienced: Her brother, a lawyer, was...
Jan 18, 2020 · Based on the personal story of producer Samantha Housman, 6 Balloons is an unflinching look at addiction from a fresh perspective.
Apr 9, 2018 · Not that 6 Balloons shies away from the brutal reality of drug addiction, showing how worry gnaws away at each family member and isolates Katie after she enables her brother. In one scene she...
- Olivia Ovenden
- Senior Digital Writer
Apr 13, 2018 · This is the central question behind 6 Balloons—a new Netflix original movie, starring Dave Franco and Abbi Jacobson (of Broad City), that explores the devastating effects that one man’s heroin addiction has on his sister.
Seth pleads with Katie to buy heroin for him for pain relief, and she gets it in a homeless area near Skid Row, packaged inside six small balloons. Returning to the car, Seth asks her to go back and buy a needle from a man living under a tarp.