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La Bola Negra is about the Spanish Civil War – but is unmistakably about our present moment

A new film about queer lives erased by the Spanish Civil War feels newly urgent as Spain again debates sexuality, historical memory and the political...

16.10.2026 30

Pearls and Irritations

Nicholas Manganas

La Bola Negra is about the Spanish Civil War – but is unmistakably about our present moment

Set across 1932, 1937 and 2017, new Spanish film La Bola Negra follows three gay men whose lives become connected across generations.

12.10.2026 60

The Conversation

Nicholas Manganas