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"This Christmas everyone will believe in Santa Claus"

Dec 3 2010 R 1h 24m
Adventure, Fantasy, Horror

Young Pietari lives with his reindeer-herding father in arctic Finland. On the eve of Christmas, a nearby excavation makes a frightening discovery and an evil Santa Claus is unleashed…

Plot

On Christmas Eve in Finland, Santa Claus is unearthed in an archaeological dig. Soon after, children start disappearing, leading a boy and his father to capture Santa and, with the help of fellow hunters, they look to sell him back to the corporation that sponsored the dig. And then there's Santa's elves, who are determined to free their leader...

Written by

Jalmari Helander, Juuso Helander, Petri Jokiranta

Directed by

Jalmari Helander

Production Countries

France, Norway, Sweden, Finland

Production Companies

YLE, Cinet, Kinology, Pomor Film, Agnès B. Productions, FilmCamp, Davaj Film, Filmpool Nord

Languages

suomi, English

Awards

12 wins & 2 nominations total

Scores
# of Votes
33,790
Average Rating
6.6 out of 10
Metascore
71
Popularity
NA