LA BOLA NEGRA (2026)
Love leaves a legacy.
The intertwined lives of three men in three different eras, three lives intimately linked by sexuality and desire, pain, and legacy.
| Type | Movie |
|---|---|
| Released | 25 September 2026 |
| Genre | Drama, War |
| Director | Javier Ambrossi |
| Starring | Guitarricadelafuente, Miguel Bernardeau and Carlos González |
| Runtime | 159 min |
| Rated | R |
| Scores | TMDB users 8.1/10 |
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Rent or buy
LA BOLA NEGRA comes out to rent and buy digitally in the US on 2 December 2026.
What kind of watch this is
LA BOLA NEGRA is a 2026 war drama directed by Javier Ambrossi. It weaves the lives of three men across three different eras, binding them through sexuality, desire, pain, and legacy. The film runs 159 minutes, a long stretch for a story that hinges on emotional echoes rather than battlefield action. Sebastián, Rafael, and Alberto are linked by intimacy that outlasts the conflicts surrounding them. It is a quiet, heavy look at how love leaves a legacy.
What the critics said
Rotten Tomatoes reports 87% positive reviews from 101 critics, averaging 8.5 out of 10. Metacritic assigns a weighted score of 82 out of 100, signaling universal acclaim. Sophie Monks Kaufman of IndieWire gave it an A, marveling at the structural effort to unify three timelines. Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian rated it 4 out of 5 stars, calling it handsomely produced and confidently constructed. Not everyone was charmed. Guy Lodge of Variety found it more often turgidly overblown than poetic. Lee Marshall of ScreenDaily called it a stirring reclamation, yet also a sprawling, undisciplined melodrama.
How it did with audiences
The box office data is missing, so we look to the critics and users instead. On TMDB, viewers have settled on a user score of 8.1. That is a solid number. Without ticket sales to prove it, the rating stands as the primary evidence of its reception.
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Sources
- LA BOLA NEGRA on TMDB — synopsis, cast, ratings and recommendations
- Wikidata Q134548431 — review scores, box office and awards (CC0)
- “La bola negra” on Wikipedia, by its contributors (history) — reception, audience figures and legacy, summarised and adapted here under CC BY-SA 4.0
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