'' The Ball '' ( " ball " in the sense of a football ) is a 1958 Romanian drama film directed by Andrei Blaier and Sinisa Ivetici . It was entered into the 1st Moscow International Film Festival . 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
1st Moscow International Film Festival
1st Moscow International Film Festival
The Ball (1958 film)