El Bola (English: Pellet) is a 2000 Spanish drama film, directed by Achero Mañas. It won the Goya Award for Best Film at the 15th Goya Awards.[1] It is available in the United States from Filmmovement.

El Bola
Directed byAchero Mañas
Written byArchero Mañas
Starring
Music byEduardo Arbide
Distributed byAxiom Films (UK and Ireland)
Release date
  • 20 October 2000 (2000-10-20)
Running time
88 minutes
CountrySpain
LanguageSpanish

Plot

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Pablo a.k.a. "El Bola" is a twelve-year-old boy with an overly aggressive father. He has few friends at school until a new kid, Alfredo, arrives. The warm, caring atmosphere in Alfredo's family provides a stark contrast to Pablo's violent father. Pablo's experience of his friend's family teaches him to confront his worst fears.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ El Bola - Awards from imdb.com
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  • El Bola at IMDb
  • ‹The template AllMovie title is being considered for deletion.› El Bola at AllMovie