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Netflix releases trailer for Cannes-winning Spanish epic La Bola Negra
The time-bending queer drama will receive the longest theatrical release window ever for a Netflix film.
The short version
- Netflix has released the official trailer for the Spanish-language film "La Bola Negra" ("The Black Ball").
- Directed by Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi, the movie won the Best Director Award at the Cannes Film Festival in May.
- The film will receive a U.S. theatrical release on October 16, representing the longest theatrical window for a Netflix movie to date, before streaming on December 2.
Key facts
- The movie is set across three different years—1932, 1937, and 2017—to follow the lives of three gay men.[Variety]
- The project is inspired by Federico García Lorca's unfinished work of the same name and Alberto Conejero's play "La Piedra Oscura."[Variety]
- The ensemble cast includes Penélope Cruz, Glenn Close, Julio Torres, and musician Guitarricadelafuente in his acting debut.[Variety]
- Netflix acquired the U.S. distribution rights following a bidding war at the Cannes Film Festival.[Variety]
- The theatrical window starting October 16 will break the record for the longest theatrical run of a Netflix film, previously held by 2019's "Marriage Story."[Variety]