Rare Exports
2010 · Movie · R · 83 min · ★ 6.2 · 80% critics
In a remote Arctic village, a child and his reindeer-herding father face a growing sense of dread when a nearby excavation uncovers something that shouldn’t be disturbed. As strange events spread through the snowbound community just before Christmas, they’re forced to confront a darker, more dangerous version of holiday folklore.
Based on Rare Exports, Inc., Rare Exports : The Official Safety Instructions
Also known as The Truth About Santa Claus · Rare Export - From the Land of the Original Santa Claus
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Details
- Years
- 2010
- Release date
- 2010-12-03
- Language
- FI
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 83 min
- Critic score
- 80/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.2/10 (671 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a wintry, offbeat Christmas horror with dark humor and folklore vibes, and you’re okay with some weirdness; Not for you if you need tight logic or big payoffs like in Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities.
Pros: darkly funny holiday twist; eerie snowy atmosphere; inventive folklore horror | Cons: uneven final stretch; thin explanations; payoff may disappoint
Themes
- holiday
- santa claus
- reindeer
- killer santa claus
- christmas horror
- christmas
- arctic circle
- holiday horror
Awards & recognition
- Sitges Film Festival Best Director award · 2010
- Sitges Film Festival Best Feature-Length Film award · 2010
Cast & crew
Onni Tommila
as Pietari
Jorma Tommila
as Rauno
Tommi Korpela
as Aimo
Rauno Juvonen
as Piiparinen
Per Christian Ellefsen
as Riley
Ilmari Järvenpää
as Juuso
Peeter Jakobi
as Pietari's Elf
Jonathan Hutchings
as Greene
Risto Salmi
as Sheriff
- JS
Jens Sivertsen
as Main Elf
Directed by Jalmari Helander