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Netflix Buys Cannes Competition Film ‘The Black Ball,’ With Penelope Cruz and Glenn Close, for U.S.
The Spanish-language movie, directed by Javier Ambrossi and Javier Calvo, tells the story of three men in three different periods connected by the last works of the Spanish poet Federico García Lorca.
What happened
According to The Hollywood Reporter’s source item, Netflix Buys Cannes Competition Film ‘The Black Ball,’ With Penelope Cruz and Glenn Close, for U.S., The Spanish-language movie, directed by Javier Ambrossi and Javier Calvo, tells the story of three men in three different periods connected by the last works of the Spanish poet Federico García Lorca.
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Primary source: Netflix Buys Cannes Competition Film ‘The Black Ball,’ With Penelope Cruz and Glenn Close, for U.S. via The Hollywood Reporter. VINI cites and links the source; it does not reproduce the publisher’s full article text without rights clearance.
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- Netflix Buys Cannes Competition Film ‘The Black Ball,’ With Penelope Cruz and Glenn Close, for U.S.The Hollywood Reporter - 2026-05-23T11:52:35+00:00
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