The Golden Ball

A gentle, sunlit coming-of-age tale that feels like listening to a match on the radio, hopeful and simple.

Directed by

Cheik Doukouré

Genres

Comedy

Starring

Aboubacar Sidiki Sumah, Aboubacar Kolta, Agnès Soral

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.

How it feels

Warm, earnest, uplifting and whimsical. Measured and easy to follow.

About

Coming-of-age, family, ambition, identity

Content

No violence, gore, sexual content or swearing.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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