Bitter Christmas

Bitter Christmas

111 mins | Drama, Comedy | March 20, 2026

After 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.

Bitter Christmas

111 mins | Drama, Comedy | March 20, 2026

Bitter Christmas

After 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.

Producers	El Deseo
Original title	Amarga Navidad
Directors	Pedro Almodóvar
Writers	Pedro Almodóvar

Cast

Bárbara Lennie

as Elsa

Leonardo Sbaraglia

as Raúl Durán

Aitana Sánchez-Gijón

as

Vicky Luengo

as

Patrick Criado

as

Milena Smit

as

Quim Gutiérrez

as

Rossy de Palma

as Gabriela

Carmen Machi

as

Antonio Araque

as

Diogo Belizario

as Cliente de la terraza

Nourdin Batán

as

Laura Ledesma

as

Tusti de las Heras

as Angelita

Gloria Muñoz

as

Antonio Romero

as Médico