Movistar Plus+ has announced the next film from director Pedro Almodóvar. Bitter Christmas (Amarga Navidad) will premiere in Spanish theaters in 2026, distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures Spain, before being made available exclusively on Movistar Plus+’s platform.

An official synopsis for the film reads: “Elsa is an advertising director whose mother dies during a long December holiday weekend. She throws herself into work as a form of escape, not realizing she’s denying herself the time to grieve. Her relentless pace is interrupted when a panic attack forces her to take a break. Her partner, Bonifacio, becomes her anchor in this moment of crisis. Elsa decides to travel to the island of Lanzarote with her friend Patricia, who is also looking to get away from Madrid, while Bonifacio stays behind in the city.”

It is a production of Pedro and his brother Agustín Almodóvar’s El Deseo with the collaboration of Movistar Plus+.

Bitter Christmas is written by Raúl Durán.

It stars European Film Award nominee Bárbara Lennie (“Petra”), Leonardo Sbaraglia (“Pain and Glory”), Aitana Sánchez-Gijón (“Parallel Mothers”), Victoria Luengo (“The Room Next Door”), Patrick Criado (“Riot Police”), Milena Smit (“Parallel Mothers”) and Quim Gutiérrez (“Darkbluealmostblack”).