

LA BOLA NEGRA
Love leaves a legacy.
The intertwined lives of three men in three different eras, three lives intimately linked by sexuality and desire, pain, and legacy.
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8.0/10
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $11.1M
- Box office
- $39.5M
- Language
- Spanish
- based on novel or book
- spanish civil war (1936-39)
- lgbt
- spanish second republic (1931-39)
- philosophical
- 1930s
- lyrical
- 2010s
- gay theme
- inspirational
- romantic
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Behind the camera
Director
Music
Produced in
Spain, France
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Videos
Release dates
United StatesUS
- PremiereTelluride Film Festival5 Sept 2026
- PremiereReeling - The Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Festival17 Sept 2026
- PremiereMill Valley Film Festival / CineFest Latino Boston Film Festival / Out On Film: Atlanta's LGBTQ+ Film Festival4 Oct 2026
- PremiereMSP Cine Latino Film Festival / Bend Film Festival7 Oct 2026
- PremiereHamptons International Film Festival10 Oct 2026
- PremiereOrcas Island Film Festival14 Oct 2026
- PremiereNewFest / San Diego International Film Festival / OUTshine LGBTQ+ Film Festival15 Oct 2026
- PremiereSanta Fe International Film Festival / Middleburg Film Festival16 Oct 2026
- Theatrical (limited)RLos Angeles, California / New York City, New York16 Oct 2026
- PremiereHeartland Film Festival / Montclair Film Festival / Philadelphia Film Festival17 Oct 2026
- PremiereNewport Beach Film Festival18 Oct 2026
- PremiereTwin Cities Film Festival23 Oct 2026
- PremiereVirginia Film Festival / Refocus Film Festival / SCAD Savannah Film Festival / New Orleans Film Festival24 Oct 2026
- PremiereDenver Film Festival26 Oct 2026
- PremiereHawai'i International Film Festival30 Oct 2026
- Theatrical (limited)RLimited expansion30 Oct 2026
- PremiereMiami Film Festival GEMS1 Nov 2026
- PremiereCentre Film Festival2 Nov 2026
- TheatricalR6 Nov 2026
- Digital / OTTRNetflix2 Dec 2026
United KingdomGB
- PremiereBFI London Film Festival8 Oct 2026
- PremiereCambridge Film Festival26 Oct 2026
- PremiereLeeds International Film Festival / Cheltenham Film Festival1 Nov 2026
- Theatrical6 Nov 2026
- PremiereFrench Film Festival UK11 Nov 2026
- PremiereCornwall Film Festival17 Nov 2026
AustraliaAU
- PremiereSydney Film Festival 12 Jun 2026
- PremiereNew Farm Queer Film Festival8 Aug 2026
- PremiereMelbourne International Film Festival9 Aug 2026
- PremiereQueer Screen Film Fest5 Sept 2026
- PremiereDarwin International Film Festival20 Sept 2026
- TheatricalMA 15+15 Oct 2026
CanadaCA
- PremiereToronto International Film Festival15 Sept 2026
- PremiereVancouver International Film Festival9 Oct 2026
- PremiereFestival du Nouveau Cinéma11 Oct 2026
- Theatrical (limited)14AToronto, Ontario23 Oct 2026
- Theatrical (limited)14AVancouver, British Columbia / Montreal, Quebec30 Oct 2026
- PremiereWindsor International Film Festival6 Nov 2026
- Theatrical14A6 Nov 2026
- Digital / OTT14ANetflix2 Dec 2026
ArgentinaAR
- PremiereMar del Plata International Film Festival9 Nov 2026
- Theatrical+1621 Jan 2027
BelgiumBE
- PremiereFilm Fest Gent12 Oct 2026
- PremierePink Screens Festival29 Oct 2026
- Theatrical23 Dec 2026
BrazilBR
- PremiereRio de Janeiro International Film Festival1 Oct 2026
- Theatrical1621 Jan 2027
BulgariaBG
- PremiereCinelibri Film-Literature Festival19 Oct 2026
ChileCL
- PremiereViña del Mar International Film Festival 28 Nov 2026
- Theatrical1421 Jan 2027
ColombiaCO
- Theatrical14 Jan 2027
EstoniaEE
- PremiereTallinn Black Nights Film Festival7 Nov 2026
FinlandFI
- PremiereHelsinki International Film Festival17 Sept 2026
- TheatricalK-1620 Nov 2026
Frequently asked questions
LA BOLA NEGRA was released on 25 September 2026.
Audience reviews
2- H
Hansouloh
10/24/2026
This film totally blew me away, the two directors are my spirit animals! Everything in this is perfect, the music just take me away!
- A10/10
agentsofshield
10/25/2026
I’m still trying to find the words to fully encapsulate everything this film made me feel. I can’t recall the last time a movie left me so moved and devastated that it continued to linger in the back of my mind days after watching it. La Bola Negra is objectively one of the most important and deeply necessary films ever made—one that will hopefully inspire future generations of queer people to live truly and free…
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