El Bola
by Achero Manas
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Actor: Alfonso Vallejo, Andres Gertrudix, Carmen del Valle, Manuel Mor??n, Miguel GutierrezDirector: Achero Manas
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: Spanish (Original Language); Spanish (Unknown); English (Subtitled)
Format: NTSC, Subtitled
Running Time: 88 minutes
Published: 2002
DVD Release Date: 2005-01-01
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Film Movement
Movie Reviews of El Bola
Movie Review: El Bola
Summary: 5 Stars
I just watched El Bola on the Sundance Channel. Normally I don't like reviewing movies, because they're such a personal preference. But I must say that El Bola was a very powerful, moving film. This is definitely not a fun film - children getting beat is no laughing manner. It was amazing to see the way that the law handles the subject in Spain vs. the U.S.
I thought all of the actors were fantastic. The boys' performances were exceptional, especially given their young age. They really drew you into the story and made it feel "real".
Now, having said all of that, I don't know if I would actually purchase the DVD. It's one of those movies that, due to its quasi-depressing nature, I wouldn't want to watch over again. However, I must say that El Bola is definitely a 5-star movie worth watching. El Bola is a film that will stay with you for awhile.
Summary of El Bola
Pablo (El Bola) is a 12-year old boy raised in a violent and unforgiving environment. Embarrassed by his family life, he retreats from his classmates, engaging them only through a dangerous game. The arrival of a new boy at school, from whom he learns a new definition of friendship, leads to the discovery of a family where communication and love prevail over domination and violence. The film poignantly parallels the lives of a caring father unable to connect with his willful son, and that of distant Pablo (El Bola) and his abusive father who is incapable of giving him the love he needs, replacing it with something far more sinister. One imprints his son in an improbably gentle manner with a tattoo stylus, the other brutally with his fists. Told through both the children's and adults' points of view, Achero Manas's El Bola is a stirring narrative that lodges in the memory.Art House & International DVD Video
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