El Bola (2000) ( Pellet )

El Bola (2000) (DVD) (*)

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Alternate Title: Pellet
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Cinema Writers Circle Awards, Spain
European Film Awards
Goya Awards
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
Spanish ( Dolby Digital Stereo )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
84 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (2.35:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 2000 and produced in:
Spain ( Spain, Portugal )

Directed By:
Achero Mañas

Written By:
Verónica Fernández
Achero Mañas

Actors:
Juan José Ballesta ..... Pablo (El Bola)
Pablo Galán ..... Alfredo
Alberto Jiménez ..... José (padre de Alfredo)
Manuel Morón ..... Mariano (padre de El Bola)
Ana Wagener ..... Laura (asistente social)
Nieve de Medina ..... Marisa
Gloria Muñoz ..... Aurora (madre de El Bola)
Javier Lago ..... Alfonso (amigo de José)
Omar Muñoz ..... Juan
Soledad Osorio ..... Abuela de El Bola
Alfonso Vallejo ..... Vecino
Manolo Caro ..... Birras (as Manuel Caro)
Juan Carlos Martín ..... Sebas
Máximo Jiménez ..... Cobeta
Miguel Ángel Gutiérrez ..... Salva

Synopsis:

Pablo is a 12-year old boy raised in an unforgiving environment. Hurt by the brutality of his family life, he isolates himself from his classmates, engaging them only through a dangerous game. The arrival of a new pupil, with whom he learns to be friends, leads to the discovery of a family where love and warmth prevail over violence. Told through both the children's and adults' points of view, the film carefully juxtaposes the lives of a caring father unable to connect with his willful son, and that of distant Pablo and his abusive father who is incapable of giving him the love he needs, replacing it with something far more sinister. Winner of 4 Spanish Goya awards for Best Film, Best New Director, Best New Actor and Best Original Screenplay.

A boy from an abusive home finds a new lease on life through friendship in this drama from Spain. Pablo (Juan Jose Ballesta) is a 12-year-old boy growing up in an underprivileged neighborhood in Madrid. Pablo doesn't have many friends, and his home life is not happy - his father Mariano (Manuel Maron) often beats him, and his mother Aurora (Golria Munoz) doesn't know what to do about it. Alfredo (Pablo Galan) is a new boy in town who has just enrolled in Pablo's class at school; Pablo and Alfredo strike up an immediate friendship, and Pablo feels comfortable with Alfredo's family, particularly his father Jose (Alberto Gimenez), who draws tattoos for a living, and his mother Marisa (Nieve de Medina). Alfredo's godfather has been hospitalized with AIDS-related illnesses, and when Alfredo goes to visit him, Pablo tags along, which angers Mariano and leads to another violent episode. Alfredo notices Pablo's bruises and tells his parents, and Jose enlists a social worker, Laura (Ana Wagener), to help find a safer environment for the boy. El Bola was produced in association with UNICEF.

El Bola a.k.a. 'Pellet' is a 12 years old boy raised in a violent and sordid environment. Embarrassed by his family life, he avoids becoming close to classmates. The arrival of a new boy at school changes his attitude towards his classmates, and friendship. The heart of the story is the change in El Bola's life, at almost all levels, after befriending this new classmate.

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