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LA BOLA NEGRA

Fiction Shortlist 2027 • 2h 39m

LA BOLA NEGRA
Spain, France
2026 | 155 min. | Fiction

LA BOLA NEGRA tells the interconnected stories of three men in three different eras. Three lives intimately linked by sexuality and desire, pain and inheritance, and one of Federico García Lorca´s last, unfinished works.

Directed by: Javier Calvo, Javier Ambrossi
Written by: Javier Calvo, Javier Ambrossi, Alberto Conejero
Produced by: Javier Ambrossi, Javier Calvo, Alice Labadie, Diego Pajuelo
Cinematography: Gris Jordana
Editing: Alberto Gutiérrez
Production Design: Roger Belles
Costume Design: Ana Lopez Cobos
Make-Up & Hair: Pablo Morillas, Marilo Osuna
Original Score: Raül Refree
Sound: Rodrigo Madrigal, Alejandro López
Visual Effects: Laura Pedro
Casting: Eva Leira, Yolanda Serrano
Cast: Álvaro Guitarricadelafuente (Sebastián), Miguel Bernardeau (Rafael), Carlos González (Alberto), Milo Quifes (Carlos), Penélope Cruz (Nené), Glenn Close (Isabelle), Lola Dueñas (Teresa)

Production:
Los Esquiadores AIE
https://sumacontent.com/

World Sales:
Goodfellas SAS

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