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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