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The Golden Ball (1994)
Directed by Cheik Doukouré
Comedy · 1h 30m
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.
Cast
A
Aboubacar Sidiki Sumah
Bandian
A
Aboubacar Kolta
Bouba
Agnès Soral
Isabella
H
Habib Hammoud
Bechir
M
Mody Sory Barry
Radio Kankan
Salif Keita
Karim
Mariam Kaba
Fanta
K
Keita Alama
Old Moussa (Bandian's Father)
L
Lanfia Kouyaté Sara
Sara, the witch doctor
S
Sabou Doumbouya
Kani, the stepmother
M
Mamadi Kourouma
Sylla
Fatoumata Kaba
The School Teacher
Crew
- Director
- Cheik Doukouré
- Writer
- Martin Brossollet, Cheik Doukouré, David Carayan
- Director of Photography
- Alain Choquart
- Editor
- Michèle Robert-Lauliac, Valérie Longeville
- Producer
- Monique Annaud
Details
- Original title
- Le Ballon d'or
- Release date
- 1994-04-13
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Genres
- Comedy
- Original language
- FR
- Spoken languages
- French
- Countries
- France, Guinea
- Production
- Chrysalide Films, Le Studio Canal+, France 2 Cinéma, Bako Productions, CNC, Ministère Français de la Coopération et du Développement, Agence de la Coopération Culturelle et Technique, Canal+, Canal+ Horizons, PROCIREP