"Director: Achero Mañas"

• El Bola | DVD | (23/08/2010) from £7.95   |  Saving you £8.04 (101.13%)   |  RRP £15.99

  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.

• El Bola | DVD | (01/11/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Pablo is a 12-year old boy raised in an unforgiving environment. Hurt by the brutality of his family life he isolates himself from his classmates engaging them only through a dangerous game. The arrival of a new pupil with whom he learns to be friends leads to the discovery of a family where love and warmth prevail over violence. Told through both the children's and adults' points of view the film carefully juxtaposes the lives of a caring father unable to connect with his willfu