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Bitter Christmas

Monday, 14 December 2026
About this event
The script focuses on his alter ego Elsa. Working through writer’s block and panic attacks, Elsa finds creative inspiration in the lives of those around her - but some friends are uncomfortable with the personal nature of her work. It becomes clear that Raúl is using Bitter Christmas to grapple with real-life moral quandaries. Is he betraying the trust of those closest to him by encompassing their traumas into his films?
Bitter Christmas proves another delightfully twisty and playful addition to Almodóvar's oeuvre.
Language: Spanish (5pm - Open Captions*, 8pm - with English subtitles)
Duration: 111mins | Cert: 15A
Tickets €10/9 + bkg fee
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