Horizons / Amarga Navidad / Spain 2026
In his latest film Pedro Almodóvar blends a personal drama with a metafictional reflection on the creative process. Following two plot lines, he tells the story of Raúl, a respected screenwriter and film director, and Elsa, an ad director and the heroine of his new script. The latter immerses herself in work as a coping mechanism after the death of her mother. While Elsa faces mental exhaustion and reassesses her life, Raúl, seeking inspiration, increasingly exploits the lives of the people closest to him. Via his distinctive approach, Almodóvar explores the ethical limits of artistic expression and asks whether self-fulfilment through art is also a process that ultimately destroys human relationships.
Sandra Hezinová
111 min / Color, DCP
Director Pedro Almodóvar
/ Screenplay Pedro Almodóvar
/ Dir. of Photography Pau Esteve Birba
/ Music Alberto Iglesias
/ Sound Sergio Bürmann
/ Editor Teresa Font
/ Producer Agustín Almodóvar, Esther García
/ Production El Deseo
/ Cast Aitana Sánchez Gijón, Bárbara Lennie, Leonardo Sbaraglia, Milena Smit, Patrick Criado, Quim Gutiérrez, Victoria Luengo
/ Sales Film Factory Entertainment
/ Distributor Aerofilms
Pedro Almodóvar. Selected filmography: Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios, 1988), All About My Mother (Todo sobre mi madre, 1999), Volver (2006), The Skin I Live In (La piel que habito, 2011), The Room Next Door (2024), Bitter Christmas (Amarga Navidad, 2026).
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