Movie
Bitter Christmas
Overview
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.
Details
- Release date
- 2026-03-20
- Runtime
- 112 min
- Genres
- Drama, Comedy
- Status
- Released
- Production
- El Deseo
- Country
- Spain
- Original language
- ES
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
- Quim Gutiérrez as Santi
- Rossy de Palma as Gabriela
- Carmen Machi as Médica
- Antonio Araque
- Diogo Belizario as Cliente de la terraza
- Nourdin Batán
Crew
- Pedro Almodóvar - Director
- Pedro Almodóvar - Writer
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