Netflix Buys Cannes Competition Film ‘The Black Ball,’ With Penelope Cruz and Glenn Close, for U.S.
Netflix has acquired the Spanish-language film 'The Black Ball' for U.S. distribution after its premiere at the Cannes Film Festival. The film, directed by Javier Ambrossi and Javier Calvo, features Penélope Cruz and Glenn Close in supporting roles. It explores themes of lost gay history through the lives of three men across different time periods connected by the works of poet Federico García Lorca.
- ▪Netflix has acquired the Cannes Film Festival competition title 'The Black Ball' for the U.S.
- ▪The film features Penélope Cruz and Glenn Close in supporting roles.
- ▪Directed by Javier Ambrossi and Javier Calvo, it tells the story of three men across different periods connected by the works of Federico García Lorca.
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'The Black Ball' Cannes Film Festival Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment Netflix has acquired Cannes Film Festival competition title The Black Ball (La Bola Negra), featuring Penélope Cruz and Glenn Close in supporting roles, for the U.S. THR confirmed the deal, which CAA Media Finance and Goodfellas brokered, on Saturday. The Spanish-language movie, directed by Javier Ambrossi and Javier Calvo, a creative duo, and former couple, known in their native country as Los Javis, world premiered at Cannes on Thursday evening to a thunderous and lengthy standing ovation.
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