Summary
El Bola is a 12-year-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.
Good for
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
Skip it if
- You want something to laugh at
- Graphic violence bothers you
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics a little warmer than audiences (+6)
Critics 81Audiences 75GoodWatch 77
Tomatometer91%
Metascore70
Audience score89%
IMDb7.3
User score6.3
Running time
1 h 28 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 dramas, −21 min on the typical 109
typical 10988Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 39 countries, rent or buy in 2 more
+29Released
2000
October 20, 2000
26 years ago
Genre
DramaLanguage
Spanish
Original language
Made in
- Spain
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesModerate
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 11 more35 people
- Juan José BallestaBola
- PGPablo GalánAlfredo
- Manuel MorónMariano
- Alberto JiménezJosé
- Ana WagenerLaura
- Nieve de MedinaMarisa
- Gloria MuñozAurora
- Javier LagoAlfonso
- SOSoledad OsorioAbuela
- Omar MuñozJuan
Alfonso VallejoVecino
Manolo CaroBirras- JCJuan Carlos MartínSebas
- MJMáximo JiménezCobeta
- MÁMiguel Ángel GutiérrezSalva
- APAlberto ParrasChaval 1
- AGAdrián GilChaval 2 (as Adrian Gil Rausch)
- JRJuan Ramón DeacalAmigo 2
Andrés GertrúdixJavi- RSRosario SantesmasesMaestra
Pau CóleraCliente Ferretería (as Pau Colera)
Ana FrauEncarna- EMEsteban MasanaProfesor
- EPEnrique Pérez 'Mao'Ramiro
Directing · 1
- Achero Mañas Director, Writer
Writing · 1
- Verónica Fernández Writer
Production · 3
- Juan Carlos Gómez Casting, Director of Photography, Production Design, Costume Design, Makeup Department Head
- Ricardo Ferrari Production Manager, Special Effects
- María Amparo Durá Production Manager
Sound · 3
- Eduardo Arbide Music
- Maite Rivera Carbonell Sound Designer
- Ricardo Steinberg Sound Post Production Coordinator
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Susana Sánchez Makeup Department Head
Visual Effects · 2
- Pablo Urrutia Visual Effects
- Ramón Ramos Visual Effects
Other crew · 1
- Ricardo Cruz Stunt Coordinator
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