Bitter Christmas
Film2026112 min

Bitter Christmas

Taste attributes: dramacomedyemotive & stirringcomplex relationship

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"You’re confusing fiction with reality."

Boxlist takeAn emotional comedy-drama, balanced on most other counts. Best if you like stories that hit hard.

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

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What lines up

  • Linearity: Balanced linearity, just how this profile likes it
  • Setting / scale: Balanced setting / scale, just how this profile likes it
  • Pace: Balanced pace, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Intricacy: Balanced intricacy, where this profile leans smart / intricate
  • Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy

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Synopsis

After her mother dies in December, advertising director Elsa immerses herself in work to cope. When a panic attack forces her to take a break, she decides to travel to Lanzarote with her friend Patricia. The story of these women run parallel to that of a screenwriter and film director, exploring how life and fiction are inseparably linked, sometimes painfully so.

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Taste Attributes

complex relationship

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Cast

Bárbara LennieLeonardo SbaragliaAitana Sánchez-GijónVictoria LuengoPatrick Criado

Details

Genre
Drama
Year
2026
Runtime
112 min
Status
Released
Studio
El Deseo
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