Plein fer (1990)

The Italians have bocce ball, and the French have a similar game, boules. This is played (generally in the southern part of the country) with steel balls on a packed-earth court. While these games have a bucolic, countrified and even genteel air about them, competition and betting are fierce. In this sports/crime thriller, a young man whose father was killed for violating the unspoken roles of the game in professional competition trains with his grandfather to become a champion boules player just like his father.

Released Sept. 26, 1990 95 min None+

Genres: Drama

Keywords: imdb.based-on-novel

Production Companies: Canal+, Chrysalide Film, Ciné Cinq, Ellepi Films

Country: France
Production Countries: France, Italy
Languages: French