Overview
- The film by Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi premiered at the Cannes Film Festival this week and earned a lengthy standing ovation and broad critical praise.
- La Bola Negra interweaves three timelines (1932, 1937 and 2017) using Federico García Lorca’s unfinished play and Alberto Conejero’s work to trace intergenerational queer lives in Spain.
- The project is the first feature produced under the directors’ Suma Content Films and is co-produced with Movistar Plus+, Pedro and Agustín Almodóvar’s El Deseo and Le Pacte, with Goodfellas handling international sales and Elástica set to release it in Spain on Oct. 2.
- The cast mixes new faces and veterans, including singer Guitarricadelafuente in his screen debut, Miguel Bernardeau, Carlos González, Milo Quifes, Lola Dueñas, a cameo from Penélope Cruz and a supporting turn from Glenn Close.
- Variety reports Netflix is close to a U.S. acquisition in a deal believed to be about $5 million after a multi-studio bidding contest that reportedly included A24 and MUBI, though the sale is not yet finalized and could shape the film’s U.S. release strategy and awards campaign.