Here is the first trailer for The Black Ball since Netflix acquired the film by Los Javis, Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi. The movie, which will hit Spanish cinemas on September 25, will then premiere internationally through Netflix, with a United States release scheduled for October 16.
The film interweaves the stories of three men in 1932, 1937 and 2017, connected by desire, sexuality, pain and memory. Inspired by an unfinished work by Federico García Lorca, The Black Ball features Guitarricadelafuente in his acting debut, alongside Miguel Bernardeau, Carlos González, Lola Dueñas, Penélope Cruz and Glenn Close.
The hype is enormous: Los Javis won the Best Direction award at Cannes, shared with Pawel Pawlikowski, after a 20-minute ovation. And in the United States, Oscar buzz is already underway. Variety places the film in five categories: Best Picture, International Feature Film, Production Design, Costume, and Sound, although Spain still has to officially select its representative for the 2027 awards.
