Autofiction

Synopsis and details

This film is presented in Competition at the Cannes Film Festival 2026. Original title Amarga Navidad

Raúl is a cult filmmaker in the midst of a creative crisis. When tragedy strikes one of his closest collaborators, he draws inspiration from it to write his next film. Little by little, he imagines Elsa, a director in the midst of writing, whose journey begins to mirror his own. The two filmmakers become two sides of the same character, in a hall of mirrors where the shamelessness of autofiction reveals as much as it destroys. But how far can you go to tell a story?