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Bitter Christmas (2026)

Name: Bitter Christmas
Director: Pedro Almodóvar
Genre: drama film, comedy film, comedy drama
Duration: 111 min
Rating: 6.3

Bitter Christmas is a 2026 Spanish tragicomedy film written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar. It stars Bárbara Lennie and Leonardo Sbaraglia alongside Aitana Sánchez-Gijón, Victoria Luengo, Patrick Criado, Milena Smit, and Quim Gutiérrez. It incorporates elements of embedded story-telling and autofiction.

Directed by Pedro Almodóvar · Shot by Pau Esteve Birba · Cut by Teresa Font · Music by Alberto Iglesias · Ratio 2.39:1 · 111 min

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Folle... folle... fólleme Tim! — 1978
Salomé — 1978
Pepi, Luci, Bom — 1980
Labyrinth of Passion — 1982
Dark Habits — 1983
What Have I Done to Deserve This? — 1985
Matador — 1986
Law of Desire — 1987
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown — 1988
Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! — 1989
High Heels — 1991
Kika — 1993
The Flower of My Secret — 1995
Live Flesh — 1997
All About My Mother — 1999
Talk to Her — 2002
Bad Education — 2004
Volver — 2006
The Cannibalistic Councillor — 2009
Broken Embraces — 2009
The Skin I Live In — 2011
I'm So Excited — 2013
Julieta — 2016
Pain and Glory — 2019
The Human Voice — 2020
Parallel Mothers — 2021
Strange Way of Life — 2023
The Room Next Door — 2024

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