LA BOLA NEGRA tells the story of three men whose lives are intimately connected through desire, pain and inheritance, across three different eras – 1932, 1937 and 2017. Rich with Lorca's poetry and suffused with desire, grief and hope, it is an intimate love story and a sweeping exploration of memory, inheritance and queer history, honouring those whose lives and loves were too often forced into silence.
WINNER - Best Director, Cannes Film Festival
WINNER - People’s Choice Award, Toronto International Film Festival
WINNER - Audience Award, San Sebastian Film Festival
Spain’s Official Entry for Best International Film at the Academy Awards
"Handsomely produced, lovingly detailed and confidently constructed, bringing the puzzle pieces together in the edit... It is a rich and rewarding movie." Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian
Spain, France 2026
Spanish language with English subtitles