RARE EXPORTS: A CHRISTMAS TALE
Tuesday, November 30 @ 7:30 PM, James Bridges Theater
“Santa is one bad mamma jamma in RARE EXPORTS: A CHRISTMAS TALE, a yuletide fable that's equal parts sincere, silly, and scary.” – Nick Shager, SLANT MAGAZINE
It's the eve of Christmas in northern Finland, and an 'archeological' dig has just unearthed the real Santa Claus. But this particular Santa isn't the one you want coming to town. When the local children begin mysteriously disappearing, young Pietari and his father Rauno, a reindeer hunter by trade, capture the mythological being and attempt to sell Santa to the misguided leader of the multinational corporation sponsoring the dig. Santa's elves, however, will stop at nothing to free their fearless leader from captivity. What ensues is a wildly humorous nightmare – a fantastically bizarre polemic on modern day morality.
RARE EXPORTS: A CHRISTMAS TALE is a re-imagining of the most classic of all childhood fantasies, and is a darkly comic gem soon to be required perennial holiday viewing.
WINNER BEST FILM - SITGES FILM FESTIVAL 2010
"Conceived with winking humor and a terrific visual style, pic is a rare treat." - Jay Weissberg, VARIETY
"RARE EXPORTS is 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." - Todd Brown, TWITCH FILM
Director & Writer: Jalmari Helander
Cinematography: Mika Orasmaa
Starring: Per Christian Ellefsen, Peeter Jakobi, Onni Tommila
An Oscilloscope Laboratories Release
In Finnish with English Subtitles
35mm, 77 minutes
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