Rare Exports: The Truth About Santa
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Jalmari HelanderDrehbuch:
Jalmari HelanderKamera:
Mika OrasmaaBesetzung:
Onni Tommila, Jorma Tommila, Tommi Korpela, Rauno Juvonen, Per Christian Ellefsen, Ilmari Järvenpää, Peeter Jakobi, Jonathan Hutchings, Risto Salmi (mehr)Inhalte(1)
Tief in der finnischen Eiswüste schlummert das uralte Geheimnis vom wahrhaften Weihnachtsmann. Bis jetzt, denn der zwielichtige Riley (Per Christian Ellefsen) und seine amerikanische Firma führen im Berg hinter dem Dorf nicht bloß Probebohrungen durch. Als der kleine Pietari (Onni Tommila) und sein Vater Rauno (Jorma Tommila) kurz vor dem Fest eine ganze Herde toter Rentiere vorfinden und den Einheimischen so der gesamte Fleischbestand flöten geht, schwören sie Rache. Eines Nachts tappt ein nackter, bärtiger Wilder in ihre Falle. Dieser scheint jedoch nicht allein zu sein. Als nach und nach alle Kinder spurlos verschwinden, ahnen Pietari und die Dorfbewohner Böses ... (Splendid Film)
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A brilliant horror comedy and very different from my original expectations. It’s really nice to sometimes come across flights of fancy like this. What’s a real shame, however, are the last twenty minutes, when Rare Exports suffers a lot from the unnecessary use of the annoying clichés of family films (up to then it’s almost pure horror comedy). The epilogue reminiscent of the original short pulls things a little up again and I’m giving it 80%. In any case, Rare Exports will surely become a cult Christmas movie.
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An awesome introduction to the legend of Christmas without the distractions of American commercialism. The Finns have gone wild again, and if they'd known Impaled Rectum back in 2010, it's clear who would have made the soundtrack to this joyous Christmas adventure. Finnish filmmaking may not be among the world's most popular, but I like their sense of humor very much, so I really enjoyed this Christmas story featuring the quirky Sami, reindeer, Santa, and elves. I had a great time, and even though Pietari was the main character, my personal favorite was definitely Piiparinen.
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The Finnish-Norwegian-French-Swedish production Rare Exports is definitely a surprising movie. It is really dark, as only Nordic movies can be, although, at the same time, it is also interesting to watch because you get the point of view of a child protagonist, and the movie has great visuals. You can see that Jalmari Helander has put a lot of effort into these aspects of the movie.
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