# Amarga Navidad (2026)

**German title:** Bitteres Fest


**Genres:** Drama, Comedy

**Duration:** 111 min

**IMDb:** [6.4](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt28088049/)

**Letterboxd:** [3.2](https://letterboxd.com/film/bitter-christmas/)

**Rotten Tomatoes:** [Tomatometer: 89%, Popcornmeter: no votes yet](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/bitter_christmas)

## Description

In 2004, an ad director faces a turbulent Christmas weekend. In 2026, a filmmaker turns her story into a screenplay, blurring the lines between reality, fiction, and the people closest to him.

## Details

**Premiere:** 26 Jul 2026 (in 5 days)

**Director:** Pedro Almodóvar

**Cast:** Bárbara Lennie, Leonardo Sbaraglia, Aitana Sánchez-Gijón, Vicky Luengo, Patrick Criado, Milena Smith, Quim Gutiérrez, Rossy de Palma, Carmen Machi, Antonio Araque, Diogo Belizario, Nourdin Batán

**Countries:** Spain

**Languages:** Spanish

**Available versions:** OmU

**Open-air showtimes:** No

**Trailer:** [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PgPkSpuYpY)

## Showtimes in Hamburg in original language (OV, OmU, OmeU)

### 2026-07-26 (Sunday)

- **[Abaton](/cinemas/147-abaton.md) (Eimsbüttel):** [2026-07-26 19:45](https://www.kinoheld.de/kino/hamburg/abaton-kino-hamburg/vorstellung/578487)  (OmU)
- **[Zeise Kinos](/cinemas/177-zeise-kinos.md) (Altona):** [2026-07-26 13:30](https://cineorder.zeise.de/zeise/movie/bitteres-fest-omu/5EA10000012HXUDTUB/performance/372E1000023HXUDTUB)  (OmU)