The Black Ball
6.4
Married with a family and professionally successful, Vincent Ferreira has all he needs to be happy. Sensitive about his modest origins, he dreams of joining the local upmarket club attended by the town big wigs. But with each election, his bad luck prevents him from being admitted.
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Cast
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Bernard Campan
Vincent Ferreira
Known for
The Three Brothers
The Bet
Antoine Duléry
Guy Carnot
Known for
Camping
The Bonfire of Destiny
Virginie Lemoine
Nora Ferreira
Known for
My Wife's Name Is Maurice
François-Régis Marchasson
le docteur Soulié
Known for
Inside
Gangsters
Joël Lefrançois
Jean-Claude Rouvilly
Known for
Monte Carlo
Frontier(s)
Linda de Suza
Luisa Ferreira
Tom Hudson
Julien Ferreira
Known for
The Red Turtle
Serial Teachers 2
Louise Herrero
Florence Ferreira
Also in
Against Their Will
Sisters
Denis Malleval Director · Jacques Santamaria Writer Georges Simenon Author
First release February 17, 2015 · Produced in France · Production TV5 Monde, France Télévisions
Production
Neyrac Films
Production
TV5 Monde
Production
France Télévisions
Production
France
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Languages
Original title
La boule noire
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · February 17, 2015
TV · France•3
No release date listed for United States.
France
December 22, 2025 · TV · France•3 NoA - Nouvelle-Aquitaine
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