• Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale
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  • Date: 05/23/24
  • Location: home
  • DIRECTOR: Jalmari Helander
  • ACTORS: Onni Tommila, Jorma Tommila, Tommi Korpela, Rauno Juvonen, Per Christian Ellefsen, Ilmari Järvenpää
  • PLOT: A young Finnish boy (Onni Tommila) and his father (Jorma Tommila) kill off the long-entombed monstrous Santa Claus and enslave his little helpers.
  • EVALUATION: A horror comedy that may have worked best as the short film upon which it was based
  • WRITING: In Finnish, originally
  • FILMING: Its gorgeous scenery is the highlight of this film
  • BEST PART: The big reveal at the end, which explains the film's name
  • TRIVIA: The father and son are also father and son in real life
  • STINGER: Santa blowing up?
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