LA BOLA NEGRA
160 mins | Age recommendation: 14+
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By Javier Calvo, with Guitarricadelafuente, Miguel Bernardea, Carlos González.
Three young men in Spain in the 20th and 21st centuries, three different eras and worlds – and an invisible thread that weaves them all together.
Cantabria, 1937: Sebastián, a trumpeter, is serving as a soldier in a hospital run by Franco’s army, where he is assigned to guard Rafael, a wounded Republican prisoner of war. An unexpected attraction develops between the two, and Sebastián becomes increasingly distraught at the violence inflicted upon Rafael.
Granada, 1932: Carlos, the scion of a distinguished family, applies for membership of the elite casino under pressure from his father. His application is rejected because rumours are circulating that Carlos loves men. Whilst his mother wants to send him to Madrid, where he could live more freely, his father insists that Carlos must dismiss the gossip and press ahead with his application to the Casino.
Madrid 2017: The days of Alberto, a failed playwright, are filled with Grindr dates, his relationship with Javier, his research into queer music of the 1920s, and arguments with his mother. Completely out of the blue, he receives the news that his grandfather, whom he never knew, has died – and has left Alberto a personal envelope containing a mysterious item.