LA BOLA NEGRA

The intertwined lives of three men in three different eras, three lives intimately linked by sexuality and desire, pain, and legacy.

Cast

Guitarricadelafuente

as Sebastián

Miguel Bernardeau

as Rafael

Carlos González

as Alberto

Milo Quifes

as Carlos

Lola Dueñas

as Teresa

Penélope Cruz

as Nené Romero

Glenn Close

as Isabelle Durand

Antonio de la Torre

as Vicente (El padre de Carlos)

María Morales

as La madre

Natalia de Molina

as Valentina (La hermana)

Reviews

Hansouloh

This film totally blew me away, the two directors are my spirit animals! Everything in this is perfect, the music just take me away!...

agentsofshield

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 de...

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