Jorma Tommila, Onni Tommila, Peeter Jakobi. Dir. Jalmari Helander. Writers: Jalmari Helander (screenplay) and Juuso Helander (idea).
The real legend of Santa Claus.
Based on two rather excellent short films from a few years back, Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale is a horror re-work of the Santa Claus myth.
Looks rather excellent, doesn't it? The only question is whether or not they can sustain the joke over an entire feature - although my feeling is that the story may take over, by the third act you may have forgotten about Christmas and be well into the horror narrative unfolding.
Not that I've seen it or anything. But you never know, it might fit the bill if the weather's difficult over the holidays and I need to distract two-year-old Ignoramus Junior for a couple of hours. She loves Christmas.
And here's the original short film:
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