Spain / Mar 19, 2026 / Madrid
You’re confusing fiction with reality.
1h 52min
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Rossy de Palma | Gabriela |
| Carmen Machi | Médica |
| Antonio Araque | |
| Diogo Belizario | Cliente de la terraza |
| Nourdin Batán | |
| Laura Ledesma | |
| Tusti de las Heras | Angelita |
| Gloria Muñoz | Madre de Elsa |
| Antonio Romero | Médico |
| María Morales | Psicóloga |
| Amaia Romero | Ella misma |
| Javier Ambrossi | Invitado en fiesta de Gabi |
| Javier Calvo | Invitado en fiesta de Gabi |
| Omar Ayuso | Invitado en fiesta de Gabi |
| Julia de Castro | Invitada en fiesta de Gabi |
| Bibiana Fernández | Invitada en fiesta de Gabi |
| Carlos García Cambero | Invitado en fiesta de Gabi |
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| Guitarricadelafuente | Invitado en fiesta de Gabi |
| Samantha Hudson | Invitada en fiesta de Gabi |
| Fernando Iglesias | Invitado en fiesta de Gabi |
| Chije Kang | Invitada en fiesta de Gabi |
| Bruna Lucadamo | Invitada en fiesta de Gabi |
| Custodio Pastor | Invitado en fiesta de Gabi |
| Alana Portero | Invitada en fiesta de Gabi |
| Palomo Spain | Invitado en fiesta de Gabi |
| Topacio Fresh | Invitada en fiesta de Gabi |
| Sabina Urraca | Invitada en fiesta de Gabi |
| Belén Riquelme | Recepcionista de Urgencias |
| Miguel Ángel Gorbe | Camillero |
| Aitana Batres | Asistenta |
| Luis Jaspe | Camarero |
Genres
DramaComedy
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Amarga Navidad |
| Original language | Español (ES) |
| Spoken languages | Español |
| Production countries | Spain |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | El Deseo |
| Official site | filmfactoryentertainment.com |
| Release date | 20 marzo 2026 |
| Executive producer | Esther García |
| Production | Agustín Almodóvar, César Pardiñas |
| Writer | Pedro Almodóvar |
| Casting | Eva Leira, Yolanda Serrano |
| Editing | Teresa Font, Laura Imery Almario, Ignacio Ramos Delgado, Chema Alba, David Taranilla |
| Cinematography | Pau Esteve Birba, Eneko Baroja, Jaime Baselga, Gaizko Fanarraga, Álvaro García, Alberto Leal, Joaquín Machado, Raúl Manchado, Ángel Martín-Álvarez, Eduardo Morales, Iván Sequeira, Jaime Serrat García-Loygorri, Fernando Iglesias |
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Release dates
Premiere
France / May 19, 2026 / Cannes Film Festival
Theatrical release
Andorra / Mar 20, 2026
Spain / Mar 20, 2026 / 12
France / May 20, 2026
Italy / May 21, 2026
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Argentina / May 28, 2026
Brazil / May 28, 2026
Mexico / May 28, 2026
Germany / Jul 30, 2026
Ireland / Aug 28, 2026 / 15A
United Kingdom / Aug 28, 2026
Sweden / Sep 18, 2026
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