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El Bola (2002)


EL BOLA
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SYNOPSIS
“El Bola” (Pellet) 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. more...

MPAA RATING
Not Rated

RELEASE DATES
Theatrical: Dec 13, 2002

RELEASE COMPANY
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GENRE
Dramas, Foreign Films, Spanish, Drama

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The Official El Bola Site

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 RATING: FRESH  READING: 91%
(FRESH = 60% or Greater)
  Reviews counted: 11
Fresh: 10  Rotten: 1
Average Rating: 7.4/10
  
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3.5/4  "...a magnificent drama well worth tracking down."
-- David Cornelius, AMAZING COLOSSAL WEBSITE

  "Deliberately and skillfully uses ambiguity to suggest possibilities which imbue the theme with added depth and resonance."
-- Arthur Lazere, CULTUREVULTURE.NET

2.5/5  "Though uniformly well acted, especially by young Ballesta and Galan (a first-time actor), writer/director Achero Manas's film is schematic and obvious."
-- Maitland McDonagh, TV GUIDE'S MOVIE GUIDE

3.5/5  "Although largely a heavy-handed indictment of parental failings and the indifference of Spanish social workers and legal system towards child abuse, the film retains ambiguities that make it well worth watching."
-- John A. Nesbit, CULTUREDOSE.NET

3/4  Click to read the article.
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David Perry, CINEMA-SCENE.COM

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Donald J. Levit, REELTALK MOVIE REVIEWS

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  "A simple, but gritty and well-acted ensemble drama that encompasses a potent metaphor for a country still dealing with its fascist past."
-- Josh Ralske, ALL MOVIE GUIDE

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  "At once subtle and visceral, the film never succumbs to the trap of the maudlin or tearful, offering instead with its unflinching gaze a measure of faith in the future."
-- Leslie Camhi, VILLAGE VOICE

3/4  "Mana gives us compelling, damaged characters who we want to help -- or hurt."
-- Robert K. Elder, CHICAGO TRIBUNE

4/5  "As blunt as it is in depicting child abuse, El Bola is a movie steeped in an ambiguity that lends its conflicts a symbolic resonance."
-- Stephen Holden, NEW YORK TIMES

3/4  "Never [sinks] into exploitation."
-- V.A. Musetto, NEW YORK POST

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