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Bitter Christmas
Sign in to save2026 film by Pedro Almodóvar
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6.5After her mother dies in December, advertising director Elsa immerses herself in work to cope. When a panic attack forces her to take a break, she decides to travel to Lanzarote with her friend Patricia. The story of these women run parallel to that of a screenwriter and film director, exploring how life and fiction are inseparably linked, sometimes painfully so.
Released: 2026-03-20112 minDir: Pedro AlmodóvarDrama, ComedyBudget: $11.7MBox office: $4.8M
Cast
- Bárbara Lennie as Elsa
- Leonardo Sbaraglia as Raúl Durán
- Aitana Sánchez-Gijón as Mónica
- Victoria Luengo as Patricia
- Patrick Criado as Bonifacio (Beau)
- Milena Smit as Natalia
Themes
- grief
- panic attack
- parallel stories
- black comedy
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- comedy film
- Country of origin
- Spain
- Original language
- Spanish
- Director
- Pedro Almodóvar
- Cast member
- Rossy de Palma
- Composer
- Alberto Iglesias
- Producer
- Agustín Almodóvar
- Production company
- Movistar Plus+
- Filming location
- Lanzarote
- Duration
- 111
- FilmAffinity ID
- 310439
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- distributed by
- Warner Bros. Pictures
- title
- Bitter Christmas
- film editor
- Teresa Font
- presented in
- 2026 Cannes Film Festival
- publication date
- 2026-07-30
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