A trailer for “La Bola Negra,” the new feature by Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi, is released. The film stars Penélope Cruz and Glenn Close and centers on LGBTQ heritage, drawing on connections tied to Spanish poet and playwright Federico García Lorca. The trailer presents an ensemble story that follows three men across multiple time periods, moving through decades of queer history.
Both outlets describe the film as spanning three generations and covering nearly a century. Deadline frames the work as a Cannes breakout, while The Hindu calls it a Cannes-winning queer epic, emphasizing the breadth of its historical focus. In both accounts, the directors—known collectively as “Los Javis”—use Lorca’s legacy as a recurring thread within the intertwined narratives. The coverage concentrates on the trailer’s introduction and the movie’s thematic focus on representation and memory, rather than reporting new plot specifics beyond the multi-generational, interconnected structure and casting.
