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.

Directed by Pedro Almodóvar

Top cast

Bárbara Lennie

Elsa

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

Antonio Romero

Médico

María Morales

Doctora Patricia Otero

Amaia Romero

Ella misma

Belén Riquelme

Recepcionista de Urgencias

Miguel Ángel Gorbe

Camillero

Aitana Batres

Asistenta

Luis Jaspe

Camarero

Bruna Lucadamo

Invitados fiesta

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