Bitter Christmas
You’re confusing fiction with reality.
R / 1h 51m / Drama · Comedy
In theaters Wed, Nov 25, 2026
About the film
In 2004, advertising director Elsa Rosado faces a turbulent Christmas weekend. In 2026, filmmaker Raúl Durán turns her story into a screenplay, blurring the lines between reality, fiction, and those closest to him.
Pedro Almodóvar’s Bitter Christmas is a drama-comedy about a 2004 ad director’s turbulent holiday and a 2026 filmmaker who turns her story into a meta screenplay, blurring reality and fiction. Stars Bárbara Lennie, Leonardo Sbaraglia, Aitana Sánchez-Gijón and Milena Smit.
- Directed by
- Pedro Almodóvar
- Starring
- Bárbara Lennie, Leonardo Sbaraglia, Aitana Sánchez-Gijón, Victoria Luengo
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