Mingea
1958, Romanian. Directed by Andrei Blaier & Siniša Ivetić.
With his nose pressed against the glass, four-year-old Ionel watches the kids playing ball in the street with great interest. His father, a schoolteacher, has lost his job. Now he goes to various institutions in vain, because in bourgeois Romania it is not easy to find a job. Ionel waits for his father every night and while waiting for him he dreams of getting a real yellow ball for his birthday. His father realizes that it is necessary to get the money and buy the ball. After all, the boy is crippled, and the ball is the only hope for him to get well...
- Runtime
- 1h 10m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Romanian
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Cast & crew
- Andrei BlaierDirector
- Siniša IvetićDirector
- Lazăr VrabieFather
- Ion BodeanuIonel
- Andrei CodarceaChirita
- Ion UlmeniHigh school principal
- Sandu SticlaruPolitalul
- Lucia Mara DabijaMusic teacher
- Antoaneta GilmeanuCast
- Chirita MisailCast
- Consuela RosuCast
- Mircea StroeCast
- Mircea Constantin-GovoraCast
- Tatiana StefanescuCast
Details
- Released
- 31 December 1958
- Country
- Romania
- Written by
- Siniša Ivetić, Francisc Munteanu, Andrei Blaier
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Mingea isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 31 December 1958. (Checked 7 November 2026.)
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Who directed Mingea?
Mingea (1958) was directed by Andrei Blaier and Siniša Ivetić and stars Lazăr Vrabie, Ion Bodeanu, Andrei Codarcea.