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Bitter Christmas

2026 • 1h 51m •
Drama Comedy
MOVIEVIBE Rating
★ 6.2/10
159 reviews
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Bitter Christmas

During a long December holiday weekend, a woman, whose mother has recently died, throws herself into work as a form of escape. Her relentless pace is interrupted when a panic attack forces her to take a break.

Top Billed Cast

Bárbara Lennie
Bárbara Lennie
Elsa Rosado
Leonardo Sbaraglia
Leonardo Sbaraglia
Raúl Durán
Aitana Sánchez-Gijón
Aitana Sánchez-Gijón
Mónica
Victoria Luengo
Victoria Luengo
Patricia
Patrick Criado
Patrick Criado
Bonifacio
Milena Smit
Milena Smit
Natalia
Quim Gutiérrez
Quim Gutiérrez
Santi
Rossy de Palma
Rossy de Palma
Gabriela

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C CinemaSerf Verified TMDB Critic
2026-09-12

Split across two distinct timelines, this really quite messy and often almost incoherent drama tells us the story of the migraine-prone "Elsa" (Bárbara Lennie) as she recovers from the death of her mother - after a lingering illness - in 2004. She heads to the calm of the black-sanded Lanzarote to rejuvenate her writing career with her troubled friend "Natalia" (Milena Smit) whilst abandoning her hunky fireman/stripper boyfriend "Beau" (Patrick Criado) at home in Madrid. The later timeline introduces us to filmmaker "Raúl" (Leonardo Sbaraglia) who is putting the finishing touches to a screee...