Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale
Overview:
It's the eve of Christmas in northern Finland and an "archeological" dig has just unearthed the real Santa Claus. But this particular Santa isn't the one you want coming to town. When all the local children begin mysteriously disappearing, young Pietari and his father Rauno, a reindeer hunter by trade, capture the mythological being and attempt to sell Santa to the misguided leader of the multinational corporation sponsoring the dig. Santa's elves, however, will stop at nothing to free their fearless leader from captivity. What ensues is a wildly humorous nightmare - a fantastically bizarre polemic on modern day morality. RARE EXPORTS: A CHRISTMAS TALE is a re-imagining of the most classic of all childhood fantasies, and is a darkly comic gem soon to be required perennial holiday viewing. Released: 2010
Genre:
Fantasy
Casts:
Per Christian Ellefsen, Jorma Tommila, Tommi Korpela, Onni Tommila, Jonathan Hutchings, Rauno Juvonen, Ilmari Järvenpää, Risto Salmi, Jens Sivertsen, Sigmund Bøe, Olav Pedersen, Nils M. Iselvmo, Steinar Skogstad, Nils Nymo, Hjalmar Iselvmo, Steinar Tunes, Torgeir Fosberg, Tor Kvammen, Hans Prestbakmo, Alf Roald Pedersen, Nikolaj Alsterdal, Knut Osa Greger, Kjell Tore Nordli, Stein-Erik Olsen, Atle Kirkegård, Hans Lindgård, Einar Fagertun, Bjørn Pedersen, Tommy Svendsen, Peeter Jakobi, Chaton Anderson
Duration: 84 min
Country:
Finland
Production:
Oscilloscope, Filmpool Nord, Yleisradio (YLE), Cinet, Kinology, Pomor Film, Agnès b. Productions, Davaj Film, FilmCamp