Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale

Rare Exports A Christmas Tale is a 2010 Finnish horrorfantasythriller film directed by Jalmari Helander about people living near the Korvatunturi mountain who discover the secret behind Santa Claus. The film is based on a 2003 short film, Rare Exports Inc., by Jalmari Helander and Juuso Helander.

Soon, the reindeer important to the local people are mysteriously killed, and children and supplies begin to disappear from the town. It emerges that the occupant is the source of the original Santa Claus myth a supernatural being who, rather than rewarding good children, punishes the naughty. One family manages to catch an elderly man with a long white beard, who they believe to be the evil Santa Claus, in a trap, and plans to sell it to the scientist to cover the losses caused by his excavation. It turns out this creature is one of hundreds of elves who lure and trap the naughty children for the actual Santa, who remains in the grave, commanding his elves who are eager to free him. The herders and one lone child, a good child, set out to capture the elves, eliminate Santa, and save the village and its captured children.The film was produced by Cinet Film in coproduction with Pomor Film Norway, Davaj Film Finland, Love Streams Agns B. Productions France, with support from the Finnish Film Foundation, FilmCamp and Filmpool Nord. ........

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