Pellet
Original title: El Bola
2000 · 1 h 28 min
Cast
Juan José Ballesta Pablo Galán 
Alberto Jiménez 
Manuel Morón 
Ana Wagener 
Nieve de Medina
Credits
Written by: 
Achero Mañas
Plot
A twelve-year-old boy ashamed of his violent home finds a friend who changes his outlook.
Sinekatalog’s take
A raw, moving coming-of-age drama.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.3 / 10 (7,662 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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