The international bidding for 'The Black Ball' (Los Javis) concludes with Netflix as the winner

Netflix has acquired the rights to broadcast in the United States of The black ball, a drama directed by Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi, winner of the Best Direction award at the Cannes Festival that will be seen in theaters in the midst of the race for the major awards of the American film industry.

Distribution in the United States by Netflix is ​​based on a strategic agreement executed by Goodfellas, responsible for the film's international sales. The theatrical release will take place on November 6, to arrive exclusively in the United States on the platform starting on December 4.

Juan Andrés García Ropero, “Bropi”, director of the content area of Movistar Plus+, considers that the agreement reinforces the platform's commitment to original creation, as well as "demonstrates the international potential of our local stories that cross borders and triumph around the world." “That an original Movistar Plus+ film can be seen in the United States through Netflix USA gives us international visibility and places us in the on the way to the Oscars for the second time, thus demonstrating our commitment to Spanish cinema,” he emphasizes, acknowledging the desire for the production to convince the American Academy.

In Spain, The black ball will be released in theaters next September 25 from the hand of the distributor Elastic and, after its run in cinemas, it will arrive exclusively on Movistar Plus+. Produced by Movistar Plus+ and Take Content in co-production with The Desire y The Pact, the film is defined as a “bold and passionate” triptych that covers almost a century of history in Spain. “The film tells the story of three men whose lives are intimately connected by desire, pain and inheritance,” Movistar Plus+ reports about this production, which has a cast with names such as Guitarricadelafuente, Miguel Bernardeau, Carlos González, Milo Quifes, Lola Dueñas, Julio Torres, Penélope Cruz and Glenn Close.