La Bola Negra Wins Toronto and San Sebastián Audience Awards

La Bola Negra won audience awards at Toronto and San Sebastián. The film links three men across Spain in 1932, 1937, and 2017. It opened in Spanish cinemas on September 25, 2026; its US and Canadian N

《La Bola Negra》 won the Audience Award at the San Sebastian Film Festival as well, following the Toronto International Film Festival. The San Sebastian audience rating was 9.40 out of 10. The new trailer shows why the film moves between three eras.

Spain in 1932, 1937, and 2017

Carlos searches for a place where he belongs in a divided Spain. Sebastián connects with someone across their hostile relationship, while Alberto confronts a long-buried family secret. The three stories intersect through love, pain, and memories inherited from the past. Directors Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi identified freedom, legacy, and LGBTQ+ visibility as the starting points for the story.

Based on an unfinished work by Lorca

The title comes from an unfinished play left by Federico García Lorca. The two directors co-wrote the screenplay with Alberto Conejero, also drawing on Conejero's play and other writings by Lorca. The cast includes Guitarricadelafuente, Carlos González, Penélope Cruz, and Glenn Close, among others.

Release schedules vary by country

In Spain, it opened in theaters on September 25, 2026. In the United States, theatrical screenings will begin in New York and Los Angeles on October 16, and the Netflix release date in the United States and Canada is December 2. This date should not be interpreted as the Korean release date.

Source: San Sebastian Film Festival award announcement · San Sebastian audience rating · Movistar Plus+ Spain release announcement · Netflix Tudum North American schedule and title information