Guinea4 Essential Films from GuineaStop 4 of 4

Ballon d'or

Name: Ballon d'or
Released: 1994

1994

A gifted boy in rural Guinea dreams of becoming a football star, chasing the game with a makeshift ball against every obstacle. A warm coming-of-age drama about ambition and the beautiful game.

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Part of 4 Essential Films from Guinea

This film is stop 4 of 4 in the hand-ranked native-cinema route through Guinea. See the complete ranking or read the selection methodology.

Watching this film stamps Guinea in the 196 country film challenge.