1808. The Napoleonic Army suffers its first defeat at the hands of a single man: a military drummer who used the Montserrat mountains to echo his drums and send the enemy troops into a panicked retreat. When the news reaches Napoleon he furiously orders the captain of the imperial guard to bring back the head of the young hero responsible for his army's defeat. The captain gathers together a band of his best and most deadly men and so begins a hunt to the death of the soldier who was to become a legend.
A startling directorial debut from Achero Ma'as El Bola is a vivid and powerful drama of young urban lives. El Bola 'Pellet' is a 12-year-old with a dark disturbing secret and no friends until new classmate Alfredo moves into the neighbourhood and reveals a wondrous new world that fleetingly offers joy and hope. Truly accomplished on all levels El Bola's real strength lies in the incredible performances from the young central duo of Juan Jos'' Ballesta (El Bola) and Pablo Gal'n (Alfredo). The winner of four Goya Awards (Spanish Oscars) including Best Film Best Emerging Director Best Emerging Actor (Ballesta) and Best Original Screenplay Ma'as also won the Fassbinder/European Discovery Award at the 2001 European Film Awards.
1808. The Napoleonic Army suffers its first defeat at the hands of a single man: a military drummer who used the Montserrat mountains to echo his drums and send the enemy troops into a panicked retreat. When the news reaches Napoleon he furiously orders the captain of the imperial guard to bring back the head of the young hero responsible for his army's defeat. The captain gathers together a band of his best and most deadly men and so begins a hunt to the death of the soldier who was to become a legend.
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