Film

Bitter Christmas at Bydgoszcz

You’re confusing fiction with reality.

Drama / Comedy · 111 min · 2026

TMDB 6.5

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

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

Antonio Araque