New UK Trailer for Pedro Almodovar’s Meta ‘Bitter Christmas’ Film
by Alex Billington June 18, 2026Source: Twitter
“It’s worthwhile to get pleasure from issues extra. Exit, dwell! Not every thing is about writing and making movies.” However is not it? Curzon Movies within the UK has revealed their full official trailer for the movie Bitter Christmas, the newest Pedro Almodóvar movie from this 12 months. It already opened in Spain again in March to blended critiques. Then it premiered on the 2026 Cannes Movie Competition additionally to blended critiques. Now it has an August launch date set for the UK however nothing confirmed for the US but. Throughout a protracted December vacation weekend, a lady, whose mom died lately, throws herself into extra work as a type of escape. Her relentless tempo is interrupted when a panic assault forces her to take a break. She travels to Lanzarote along with her good friend Patricia whereas her associate Bonifacio stays in Madrid. In 2026, a filmmaker turns her story right into a screenplay, blurring the traces between actuality, fiction, and the folks closest to him. This stars Bárbara Lennie, Leonardo Sbaraglia, Aitana Sánchez-Gijón, Victoria Luengo (additionally in The Beloved), Patrick Criado, Milena Smit, Quim Gutiérrez, Rossy de Palma, Carmen Machi, & Gloria Muñoz. We additionally featured the unique Spanish trailer for this earlier within the 12 months. As good as it’s to all the time see a brand new Almodovar movie, there would not appear to be a lot good buzz for this one in any respect. It is a meta story about Almodovar writing his scripts and it will get bizarre.
This is the brand new official UK trailer (+ poster) for Pedro Almodovar’s movie Bitter Christmas, from Twitter:
You’ll be able to watch the primary teaser for Almodovar’s Amarga Navidad movie proper right here + the total Spanish trailer.
After her mom dies in December, promoting director Elsa (Bárbara Lennie) immerses herself in work to manage. When a panic assault forces her to take a break, she decides to journey to Lanzarote along with her good friend Patricia whereas her associate Bonifacio stays in Madrid. Amarga Navidad, often known as Bitter Christmas, is written and directed by beloved Spanish filmmaker Pedro Almodóvar, director of many movies together with Darkish Habits, Matador, Legislation of Want, Tie Me Up Tie Me Down, Excessive Heels, All About My Mom, Speak to Her, Dangerous Schooling, Volver, Damaged Embraces, The Pores and skin I Reside In, I am So Excited, Julieta, Ache & Glory, The Human Voice, Parallel Moms, the brief movie Unusual Manner of Life, and The Room Subsequent Door most lately. Produced by Agustín Almodóvar. Made by El Deseo. WB launched Almodóvar’s Amarga Navidad in Spanish cinemas in March earlier this 12 months and it additionally performed in Cannes. Curzon will debut the movie in UK cinemas beginning August twenty eighth, 2026 and it’ll lastly open within the US later this 12 months. Anybody nonetheless into it?
