The Golden Ball (1994)
Le Ballon d'or
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.
- Date of release
- 1994-04-13
- TMDB
- 7.3 / 10 (46)
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Genres
- Comedy
- Director
- Cheik Doukouré
Casting
- Aboubacar Sidiki Sumah — Bandian
- Aboubacar Kolta — Bouba
- Agnès Soral — Isabella
- Habib Hammoud — Bechir
- Mody Sory Barry — Radio Kankan
- Salif Keita — Karim
- Mariam Kaba — Fanta
- Keita Alama — Old Moussa (Bandian's Father)
- Lanfia Kouyaté Sara — Sara, the witch doctor
- Sabou Doumbouya — Kani, the stepmother
- Mamadi Kourouma — Sylla
- Fatoumata Kaba — The School Teacher
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