Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale
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.
“As black as anything the Brothers Grimm could have dreamed up...a thing of frigid beauty and twisted playfulness.” (Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times)

FROM THE VAULT
Where it played at Laemmle — 3 engagements
- Santa MonicaMonica Film CenterFri, Jan 7 – Thu, Jan 13, 2011 · 1 week
- PasadenaPlayhouse 7Sat, Dec 25, 2010 – Thu, Jan 13, 2011 · 3 weeks
- West HollywoodSunset 5Fri, Dec 10, 2010 – Thu, Jan 6, 2011 · 4 weeks
