''The Ball'' ( ro, Mingea "ball" in the sense of a football) is a 1958 Romanian

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...

directed by

Andrei Blaier Andrei Blaier (15 May 1933 – 1 December 2011) was a Romanian film director and screenwriter. His 1958 film '' The Ball'' was entered into the 1st Moscow International Film Festival. Born in Bucharest, he graduated in 1956 from the I.L. C ...

and . It was entered into the

1st Moscow International Film Festival The 1st Moscow International Film Festival was held from 3 to 17 August 1959. The Grand Prix was awarded to the Soviet film '' Destiny of a Man'' directed by Sergei Bondarchuk. Jury * Sergei Gerasimov (USSR - President of the Jury) * Antonin Br ...

. In the Romania of the 1930s the economic crisis has serious impact on society. A teacher is fired from work and fights to make ends meet, while his paralyzed son dreams of a soccer ball with which to play. The father falls in with communist activists, one of whom helps him find a ball for his son.

Cast

* as the Father * Ion Bodeanu as Ionel * as Chiriță * as the Policeman * Ion Ulmeni as the High School Principal * as the wife of Chiriță *

References

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* 1958 films 1958 drama films 1950s Romanian-language films Films directed by Andrei Blaier Romanian drama films {{Romania-film-stub Films about communism Great Depression films