Bitter Christmas
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Friday (5 days ago)
August 21, 8:00 – 9:52 at night
© Makore Events 2025
Pedro Almodóvar's new film tells the story of a director in a creative crisis who bases his new work on the story of his assistant. The plot smoothly transitions into a meta-story about a filmmaker named Elsa, blurring the boundaries between reality and fiction. Critics have hailed the film as a vivid and emotional return of the master to his finest traditions.
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Bitter Christmas
Cannes Film Festival – Official Competition
Pedro Almodóvar’s newest film, from one of the world’s most successful and beloved directors, is among his most personal and moving works to date. Bitter Christmas tells the story of Raúl, a renowned director grappling with writer’s block. Drawing inspiration from the real-life events of his personal assistant, he creates the character of Elsa—a filmmaker crafting her own screenplay, embarking on a journey that increasingly parallels his own. As the two writers blur into one, their lives evolve into a compelling game of truth, fiction, and a single question: how far can one go for the sake of art? Bitter Christmas signals Almodóvar’s return to the grand scale and signature style of his most celebrated films, delivering a captivating, emotional, and intelligent narrative conveyed through dazzling, vibrant, and deeply affecting cinema. The film made its world premiere in the Official Competition at the Cannes Film Festival, earning rapturous applause from both audiences and critics alike.
112 minutes | Spanish | Subtitles in Hebrew and English | Spain, 2026
Director: Pedro Almodóvar
Starring: Bárbara Lennie, Leonardo Sbaraglia, Aitana Sánchez-Gijón, Victoria Luengo, Patrick Criado, Milena Smit, Kima Gutierrez
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