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20 October 2000 (Spain) morePlot:
El Bola, a 12 year old boy a.k.a. "Pellet" is a 12 year old boy raised in a violent and sordid environment... more | add synopsisAwards:
19 wins & 9 nominations moreUser Comments:
Reminded of Dostoevsky's parable (in a quiet way)--- moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | 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 |
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88 minCountry:
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SpanishColor:
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2.35 : 1 moreCertification:
Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Chile:14 | France:U | Netherlands:12 | Peru:14 | Spain:13 | Sweden:11 | UK:15 | Ireland:18 | Ireland:18 (DVD/VHS release)Filming Locations:
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What is particulary gut-wrenching about this film is being reminded very vividly how utterly helpless our children actually are once delivered to the mercies of adults. It must remind one of Dostoevsky's great parable questioning the very foundations of faith and life on this planet: the tears of a brutalized child, how can anything be right if the innocence itself gets choked and humiliated so early on? Who knows how many millions upon millions of defencless little men and women gets brutalized physically and mentally on an endless train of abuse? And to think that this is the age where there's at least some inkling of how horridly despicable abuse patterns are. +++ *Within this framework, shore, one would find the delicate homage to Les 400 Coups (the amusement park scenes, the friendship among the city boys...) *The music score is so brilliant that is stand out on its very own.