by Alex Billington
May 22, 2026
Source: YouTube
Get a look at one of the most talked about films of the festival this year. Movistar has revealed the first look teaser trailer for La Bola Negra, one of the biggest surprise hits from the 2026 Cannes Film Festival. 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 in 1932, 1937, and 2017, 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 just premiered yesterday at Cannes at the very end of the festival this year and became an instant favorite among many critics. Many are proclaiming it’s an instant classic masterpiece. I also saw it and I was also swept away and dazzled by how epic and sensational and emotionally vibrant it is. A sweeping story spanning generations, going back into Spain’s troubled past.
Here’s the teaser trailer (+ poster) for Javier Ambrossi & Javier Calvo’s film La Bola Negra, on YouTube:
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 just premiered at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival playing in the Main Competition. Movistar will debut Ambrossi & Calvo’s La Bola Negra in Spanish cinemas starting October 2nd, 2026 this fall. No US release is set – stay tuned. Who’s interested?
