Bitter Christmas (2026)

Pedro Almodóvar · 111 min · Letterboxd ↗

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 screens 3 times at 2 London cinemas between Tuesday 6 October and Thursday 15 October.