Golden Balls

Golden Balls

95 mins | Drama, Comedy | Sept. 24, 1993

Benito González is a flamboyant engineer in Melilla, with a brash and pushy personality. His dream is to build the tallest building ever in the region. After his girlfriend leaves him, he devotes himself entirely to his ambitions, deciding to let nothing get in his way. He marries the daughter of a billionaire, intending to use her father's money to realise his project. Benito waltzes his way through a career of excess, fetishes and deceptions, but the personal conflicts he unleashes ultimately send his life spiraling down to disaster.

Golden Balls

95 mins | Drama, Comedy | Sept. 24, 1993

Golden Balls
Benito González is a flamboyant engineer in Melilla, with a brash and pushy personality. His dream is to build the tallest building ever in the region. After his girlfriend leaves him, he devotes himself entirely to his ambitions, deciding to let nothing get in his way. He marries the daughter of a billionaire, intending to use her father's money to realise his project. Benito waltzes his way through a career of excess, fetishes and deceptions, but the personal conflicts he unleashes ultimately send his life spiraling down to disaster.
IMDb rating 6.1
Producers Lolafilms, Filmauro, Lumière, Ovídeo TV S.A., Hugo Films S.A.
Original title Huevos de oro
Directors Bigas Luna
Writers Cuca Canals, Bigas Luna

Cast

Javier Bardem

as Benito González

Maria de Medeiros

as Marta (La mujer, 45 kilos)

Maribel Verdú

as Claudia (La amante, 52 kilos)

Elisa Tovati

as Rita (El primer amor, 47 kilos)

Benicio del Toro

as Bob, el amigo de Miami

Alessandro Gassmann

as Miguel, el amigo de Melilla

Ángel de Andrés López

as Gil, el de los garbanzos

Alicia Moro

as La chica de Gil

Raquel Bianca

as Ana (La comehombres, ? kilos)

Albert Vidal

as El suegro

Enric Cusí

as El hombre de confianza

Francisco Casares

as El productor

María Martín

as La mujer del productor

Thomas Lusht

as El cachas americano

Alberto Merelles

as El arquitecto

Elisabeth Escayola

as La progre

Stella Condorelli

as La amiga de Rita

Ingrid Morrall

as La amiga de Ana

Ismael 'East' Carlo

as El detective

Ecos de Andalucía

as Cuadro flamenco

Johnny Messana

as Restaurant patron (uncredited)