# Amarga Navidad (2026)

**German title:** Bitter Christmas


**Genres:** Drama, Comedy

**Duration:** 111 min

**IMDb:** [6.3](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt28088049/)

**Letterboxd:** [3.2](https://letterboxd.com/film/bitter-christmas/)

**Rotten Tomatoes:** [Tomatometer: 90%, Popcornmeter: 52%](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/bitter_christmas)

## Description

In 2004, an ad director faces a turbulent Christmas weekend. In 2026, a filmmaker turns her story into a screenplay, blurring the lines between reality, fiction, and the people closest to him.

## Details

**Premiere:** 30 Jul 2026

**Director:** Pedro Almodóvar

**Cast:** Bárbara Lennie, Leonardo Sbaraglia, Aitana Sánchez-Gijón, Vicky Luengo, Patrick Criado, Milena Smith, Quim Gutiérrez, Rossy de Palma, Carmen Machi, Antonio Araque, Diogo Belizario, Nourdin Batán

**Countries:** Spain

**Languages:** Spanish

**Open-air showtimes:** No

**Trailer:** [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PgPkSpuYpY)

## Showtimes in Cologne

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