Black ball (Black ball) from directors Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrosi, was selected as the Spanish entrant for Best International Feature Film at the Academy Awards.
Written (with Alberto Conejero), directed and produced by Los Javes, the Cannes blockbuster tells the story of three generations of gay men whose lives are bound together by love and loss.
It became the subject of a competitive bidding war after its world premiere on 21 May in Cannes, where Los Jafes took the festival’s Best Director award for the film in a tie with Pawel Pawlikowski for his own. Homeland.
The cast includes Guitar Ricadillafuente, Miguel Bernardo, Carlos Gonzalez, Milo Cueves, Penélope Cruz, Lola Dueñas and Academy Award-winning American star Glenn Close.
Javis followed THRDavid Canfield recently when the film arrived in Telluride, where they talked about the film becoming a real hit. Produced for less than $15 million, the Spanish-language drama offers enormous scope, by design. “We thought, ‘Let’s make the funniest war movie ever,'” Ambrosie said. THR. “That’s the politics behind this. No one asked us to change it one bit. And now, here we are.”
The film, according to Calvo, was made with respect for great war films such as… Apocalypse nowusing minimal CGI and making the most of every practical location and the additional and visual effects available to them. Black ball It was also shot on 35mm, and brought star power through small but pivotal roles for Close and Cruz.
Netflix will be released Black ball In theaters on October 16 before airing 47 days later on December 2, the longest exclusive theatrical window in the company’s history.
