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This Christmas Everyone Will Believe In
Santa Claus
Synopsis:
[b]“GREAT FUN AND VISUALLY SPECTACULAR” Kevin Maher - The
Times[/b]
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“Eighties-vintage Joe Dante and Spielberg are the reference points” (Total Film,
Four Star review) for Finnish director Jalmari Helander in his critically acclaimed
debut feature, [b]Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale[/b], coming to DVD and Blu-ray
on 7th November 2011.
Described by Twitch as “a Christmas story for people who hate Christmas…
executed with such audacious style and with such a big vision that it’s impossible to
watch without a big grin spreading across your face”, [b]Rare Exports: A Christmas
Tale[/b] has been hailed as “an original, daring, carefully crafted film” (Roger Ebert,
Chicago Sun-Times) “full of wonderfully twisted visions” (The Onion) and as “the
best anti-Christmas Christmas film since Bad Santa” (Village Voice).
Driven by his curiosity regarding a supposed archeological excavation located on a
mountain near his remote rural home, young and adventurous Pietari stumbles upon
the shocking, ugly truth about the being known the world over as Santa Claus.
[grab width=340 height=140 align=right]2[/grab]Local legend suggests the jolly old
man in the red suit was in reality a supernatural creature that, rather than rewarding
children for being good, severely punished those who were naughty. When a large
herd of reindeer on which Pietari’s father depends for his livelihood is found
slaughtered, the townsfolk suspect it is the work of hungry wolves that have crossed
into the area from the nearby slopes. But when all the local children mysteriously
disappear overnight, Pietari fears the scientists on the mountain have unearthed
something extremely sinister and very much alive from what is apparently “the
largest burial mound in the world”.
Elements of “The Thing” are combined with the adolescent adventure spirit of
“Gremlins”, “The Goonies” and “The Monster Squad” in what Total Sci-Fi has
called “a fun family fright flick” and Little White Lies regards as “one of the best
(and most brutal) festive kid’s films in years.”
[b]Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale[/b] (cert. 15) will be released on DVD and
Blu-ray by Icon Home Entertainment on 7th November 2011.
RELEASE INFORMATION
Release Date:
7th November 2011
KEY TALENT INFORMATION
Stars:
• Onni Tommila
• Jorma Tommila
• Tommi Korpela
• Rauno Juvonen
CONTACT / ORDER MEDIA
Lisa DeBell:
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Almar Haflidason:
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