# Bitter Christmas (2026)  > **You’re confusing fiction with reality.** > 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. **Runtime**: 1h 51m **Genres**: Drama, Comedy ## Cast - [[Bárbara Lennie]] as Elsa - [[Leonardo Sbaraglia]] as Raúl Durán - [[Aitana Sánchez-Gijón]] as Mónica - [[Victoria Luengo]] as Patricia - [[Patrick Criado]] as Bonifacio (Beau) - [[Milena Smit]] as Natalia - [[Quim Gutiérrez]] as Santi - [[Rossy de Palma]] as Gabriela - [[Carmen Machi]] as Médica - [[Antonio Araque]] as - [[Diogo Belizario]] as Cliente de la terraza - [[Nourdin Batán]] as - [[Laura Ledesma]] as - [[Tusti de las Heras]] as Angelita - [[Gloria Muñoz]] as - [[Antonio Romero]] as Médico - [[María Morales]] as Psicóloga - [[Amaia Romero]] as Amaia - [[Javier Ambrossi]] as Invitado en fiesta de Gabi - [[Javier Calvo]] as Invitado en fiesta de Gabi - [[Omar Ayuso]] as Invitado en fiesta de Gabi - [[Julia de Castro]] as Invitada en fiesta de Gabi - [[Bibiana Fernández]] as Invitada en fiesta de Gabi - [[Carlos García Cambero]] as Invitado en fiesta de Gabi - [[Guitarricadelafuente]] as Invitado en fiesta de Gabi - [[Samantha Hudson]] as Invitada en fiesta de Gabi - [[Fernando Iglesias]] as Invitado en fiesta de Gabi - [[Chije Kang]] as Invitada en fiesta de Gabi - [[Bruna Lucadamo]] as Invitada en fiesta de Gabi - [[Custodio Pastor]] as Invitado en fiesta de Gabi - [[Alana Portero]] as Invitada en fiesta de Gabi - [[Palomo Spain]] as Invitado en fiesta de Gabi - [[Topacio Fresh]] as Invitada en fiesta de Gabi - [[Sabina Urraca]] as Invitada en fiesta de Gabi --- [TMDB](https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/1088548) | [IMDb](https://imdb.com/title/tt28088049)