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6.2
Bitter Christmas
"You’re confusing fiction with reality."
March 20, 2026
1h 51m
Pedro Almodóvar
Drama
Comedy
6.2
153 votes
1h 51m
Runtime
8
Popularity
Released 214 days ago — March 20, 2026
About
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.
Cast
Bárbara Lennie
Elsa Rosado
Leonardo Sbaraglia
Raúl Durán
Aitana Sánchez-Gijón
Mónica
Victoria Luengo
Patricia
Patrick Criado
Bonifacio (Beau)
Milena Smit
Natalia
Quim Gutiérrez
Santi
Rossy de Palma
Gabriela
Carmen Machi
Médica
Diogo Belizario
Cliente de la terraza
Tusti de las Heras
Angelita
Gloria Muñoz
Madre de Elsa
Trailer
Release Date
March 20, 2026
Status
Confirmed
Director
Pedro Almodóvar
Platform / Region
Cinema
Production
El Deseo
Budget
$11.7M
Revenue
$6.1M
Language
Spanish
Original Title
Amarga Navidad
Details
- Age Rating
- R
- TMDB Status
- Released
- Writers
- Pedro Almodóvar
- Producers
- Agustín Almodóvar, Esther García
- Composer
- Alberto Iglesias
- Cinematography
- Pau Esteve Birba
- Countries
- Spain
- Spoken Languages
- Spanish
Release Dates by Region
- United States · Premiere: October 6, 2026
- United States · Premiere: October 9, 2026
- United States · Premiere: October 7, 2026
- United States · Premiere: October 18, 2026
- United States · Premiere: October 14, 2026
- United States · Premiere: October 15, 2026
- United States · Premiere: November 1, 2026
- United States · Premiere: October 24, 2026
- United States · Premiere: October 31, 2026
- United States · Premiere: October 22, 2026
- United States · Premiere: November 3, 2026
- United States · Premiere: October 29, 2026
- United States · Limited: November 13, 2026
- United States · Theatrical: November 25, 2026
madrid
spain
dark comedy
grief
lgbt
screenwriting
christmas
panic attack
2000s
gay theme
parallel stories
tragicomedy
filmmaker
gay director
2020s
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Gallery
Videos
- Pedro Almodóvar and Milena Smit on Bitter Christmas (Featurette)
- Official Trailer [Subtitled] (Trailer)
- Pedro Almodóvar on being challenged and the cinema experience (Featurette)
- Don't call us, we're busy at the cinema watching BITTER CHRISTMAS (Teaser)
- What do people have to say about BITTER CHRISTMAS at some of our previews this week? (Featurette)
- The magic of cinema as told by Pedro Almodóvar. (Featurette)
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