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Golden Balls

1993 · 95 min

A brash, erotic and surreal descent into ambition and excess, watching a man's dreams curdle into disaster.

Overview
A libidinous construction worker uses his charm and bravado in an attempt to attain enough finances to build his dream project.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • ambition
  • obsession
  • corruption
  • betrayal
  • class
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour6
Realism6
Romance4
Tension5
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Where to watch in the UK

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Details

Genres
comedy, drama
Directed by
Bigas Luna
Written by
Bigas Luna, Cuca Canals
Starring
Javier Bardem, Maria de Medeiros, Maribel Verdú, Elisa Tovati, Benicio del Toro, Alessandro Gassmann, Ángel de Andrés López, Alicia Moro
Cinematography
José Luis Alcaine
Runtime
95 min
Country
Spain, Italy, France
Languages
Spanish

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