Overview

• Principal photography is under way in Madrid and Lanzarote with stars Bárbara Lennie, Leonardo Sbaraglia, Aitana Sánchez-Gijón, Victoria Luengo, Patrick Criado, Milena Smit and Quim Gutiérrez.
• Elsa, a publicity director, grapples with her mother’s death and a subsequent panic crisis that forces her to pause her relentless work routine.
• The narrative parallels Elsa’s emotional journey with that of screenwriter-director Raúl Durán to highlight the inseparable bond between life and fiction.
• El Deseo produces the film in collaboration with Movistar Plus+, while Warner Bros. Pictures Spain will handle its 2026 theatrical release.
• This Spanish-language follow-up marks Almodóvar’s return after his English debut 'La habitación de al lado'.