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Sony Acquires Almodóvar's 'Bitter Christmas' for North America

8/27/2025

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Sony Pictures Classics has acquired North American rights to Pedro Almodóvar's film "Bitter Christmas," now in post-production.
The story centers on Elsa, an advertising director grieving her mother, who travels to Lanzarote with a friend.
The film examines the relationship between life and fiction and includes a cast of Almodóvar regulars.
Agustín Almodóvar is the producer.

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Story summary

Sony Pictures Classics has acquired North American rights to Pedro Almodóvar's film "Bitter Christmas," now in post-production.
The story centers on Elsa, an advertising director grieving her mother, who travels to Lanzarote with a friend.
The film examines the relationship between life and fiction and includes a cast of Almodóvar regulars.
Agustín Almodóvar is the producer.