“I just want to live.” Netflix has revealed their first official teaser trailer for the highly acclaimed film La Bola Negra, one of the biggest surprise hits from the 2026 Cannes Film Festival. This is opening in Spain later this month and hits US theaters starting in November – Netflix is kicking off their marketing now with this teaser & posters below before it plays at the Toronto Film Festival next in a few weeks. The title La Bola Negra means The Black Ball in English, a reference to an actual event and story that the film is inspired by (and tells within the story in the film as well). The plot is set across the years 1932, 1937 and 2017 in Spain, exploring the inter-connected lives of three gay men throughout Spanish history. It also explores what it means to be gay throughout different eras, focusing on “three existences” that are connected with themes of sexuality, desire, pain, and inheritance. Starring Guitarricadelafuente as Sebastián, Carlos González as Alberto, Miguel Bernardeau as Rafael, Milo Quifes, Lola Dueñas, plus appearances by Penélope Cruz and Glenn Close (who are both fabulous in the film). This powerful queer drama is deeply connected to the Spanish Civil War and the pain the nation still feels dealing with the horrible things that happened during that time. They’re positioning the movie to be a big theatrical hit – enjoy the stunning footage below.
Here’s the first US teaser trailer for Javier Ambrossi & Javier Calvo’s film La Bola Negra, from YouTube:
You can rewatch the Spanish teaser for the Javi’s La Bola Negra film right here and the full Spanish trailer.
Explores what it means to be gay within different eras, focusing on “three existences” that are connected through themes of sexuality, desire, pain, and inheritance. La bola negra tells the interconnected stories of three men in three different eras. Following three lives intimately linked by sexuality and desire, pain and inheritance, and one of Federico García Lorca’s last, unfinished works. La Bola Negra is co-directed by Spanish actors / filmmakers Javier Ambrossi & Javier Calvo, of the film Holy Camp! previously, and the TV series “Paquita Salas”, “Veneno”, “The Messiah” as well. The screenplay is by Javier Ambrossi, Javier Calvo, & Alberto Conejero. Based on La bola negra by Federico García Lorca & La piedra oscura by Alberto Conejero. Produced by Jorge Pezzi, Javier Ambrossi, Javier Calvo. This first premiered at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival back in May playing in the Main Competition where it won the Best Director(s) prize. Movistar will debut Ambrossi & Calvo’s La Bola Negra in Spanish cinemas starting September 25th, 2026 coming soon. Netflix will then release it in US theaters starting November 6th this fall. Ready to watch this now?
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