El Bola

El Bola (English: Pellet) is a 2000 Spanish feature film directed and written by Achero Mañas (with Verónica Fernandez working as a collaborating writer), produced by José Antonio Félez and Francisco Lázaro, and edited by Nacho Ruiz Capillas.

Plot
Pablo aka "El Bola" (Juan José Ballesta) is a twelve-year old boy who struggles to find friends at school due to his physically abusive father (Manuel Morón). His life is changed, however, when he befriends the new kid, Alfredo (Pablo Galán), who in contrast has a warm and caring atmosphere at home. Alfredo and his family provide Pablo with the courage to confront his worst fears.

Cast

 * Juan José Ballesta as Bola
 * Pablo Galán as Alfredo
 * Alberto Jiménez as José
 * Manuel Morón as Mariano
 * Ana Wagener as Laura
 * Nieve de Medina as Marisa
 * Gloria Muñoz as Aurora
 * Javier Lago as Alfonso
 * Omar Muñoz as Juan
 * Soledad Osorio as Abuela
 * Alfonso Vallejo as Vecino
 * Manolo Caro as Birras
 * Juan Carlos Martín as Sebas
 * Máximo Jiménez as Cobeta
 * Miguel Ángel Gutiérrez as Salva

Age certificates

 * Argentina: 13
 * Australia: M
 * Chile: 14
 * France: U
 * Ireland: 18
 * Netherlands: 12
 * Peru: 14
 * Spain: 13
 * Sweden: 11
 * United Kingdom: 15