Bitter Christmas vs The Final Exit of the Disciples of Ascensia
The Final Exit of the Disciples of Ascensia has the higher audience score (8.6/10 against 6.4/10 for Bitter Christmas). The Final Exit of the Disciples of Ascensia is the shorter watch at 45m compared with 1h 52m. The Final Exit of the Disciples of Ascensia is the older of the two (2019 against 2026). Both are comedy, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Bitter Christmas
The Final Exit of the Disciples of Ascensia| Bitter Christmas | The Final Exit of the Disciples of Ascensia | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.4/10 | ★ 8.6/10 |
| Year | 2026 | 2019 |
| Length | 1h 52m | 45m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama | Animation, Comedy, Drama, Science Fiction |
| Country | Spain | – |
| Director | Pedro Almodóvar | Jonni Peppers |
| Main cast | Milena Smit, Leonardo Sbaraglia, Rossy de Palma, Bárbara Lennie, Quim Gutiérrez | Haein Michelle Heo, Jenna Caravello, Charlotte Pryce, Benni Quintero, Gary Mairs |
Synopsis
Bitter Christmas
In 2025 Spain, a celebrated film director struggles to write the screenplay for an autofictional film set in 2004 Spain about an unsuccessful movie director turned director of commercials who suffers a panic attack that forces her to take a break by visiting the Canary Islands, where she begins work on a new film.
The Final Exit of the Disciples of Ascensia
After receiving a VHS tape claiming she's a disciple of an alien species known as the "True Mothers", Amy joins a local UFO cult, donning the name Celisse and befriending a number of other members while under the watch of the cult's peculiar founder, Ascensia.
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