Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Jalmari Helander
Jorma Tommila
Onni Tommila
Tommi Korpela
Per Christian Ellefsen
Rauno Juvonen
Film Details
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Synopsis
On the eve of Christmas in northern Finland, an archeological dig unearths Santa Claus. This particular Santa, however, isn't the one you want coming to town. When most of the town's children go missing, Pietari and his father, a local hunter named Rauno, come into possession of the mythological being. Rauno's clan of hunters attempt to cash in on the opportunity by selling Santa back to the misguided leader of the multinational corporation sponsoring the dig. What ensues is nothing short of a wildly humorous nightmare - a fantastically bizzare polemic on modern day morality.
Director
Jalmari Helander
Cast
Jorma Tommila
Onni Tommila
Tommi Korpela
Per Christian Ellefsen
Rauno Juvonen
Peeter Jakobi
Jonathan Hutchings
Risto Salmi
Ilmarii Jarvenpaa
Crew
Timo Anttila
Anna Bjork
Francois-xavier Frantz
Jalmari Helander
Jalmari Helander
Petri Jokiranta
Salla Mantymaa
Mika Orasmaa
Juri Seppa
Miska Seppa
Tuomas Seppanen
Saija Siekkinen
Knut Skoglund
Kimmo Taavila
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Limited Release in United States Winter December 3, 2010
Released in United States on Video October 25, 2011
Based on the short films "Rare Exports" (Finland/2003) and "Rare Exports: Official Safety Instructions" directed by Jalmari Helander.
Limited Release in United States Winter December 3, 2010 (New York City)
Feature directorial debut for Jalmari Helander.
Released in United States on Video October 25, 2011
