The Golden Ball

The Golden Ball

7.3IMDb Score
Released:1994-04-13
Genre:Comedy
Duration:90 min
Country:France, Guinea
Director:Cheik Doukouré
Actors:Aboubacar Sidiki Sumah, Aboubacar Kolta, Agnès Soral, Habib Hammoud, Mody Sory Barry
Production:Chrysalide Films, Le Studio Canal+, France 2 Cinéma, Bako Productions, CNC, Ministère Français de la Coopération et du Développement, Agence de la Coopération Culturelle et Technique, Canal+, Canal+ Horizons, PROCIREP

Overview:

The Golden Ball is a wonderful children's film that tells of a young boy's dream of being a soccer player. Whenever a match is broadcast live in the village of Makono, Bandian and his brother keep their ears to the transistor radio, spinning a picture of the game from the announcer's commentary much as they fantasize themselves on the field. A gift of a real soccer ball, which Bandian paints gold, like a magical object involves him in a series of adventures which bring him in reach of his dream, but which also require him to make difficult choices.

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