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    Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale

    Dir. Jalmari Helander

    In Theaters 12/03/10   On DVD 10/25/11 On DVD & Blu Ray Combo 10/25/11

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  • IN THEATERS

    Date City, ST Theater
    12/02/2011 Denver, CO Denver Film Center
    12/02/2011 Keene, NH Putnam Screening Room
    12/03/2011 Louisville, KY Baxter Ave
    12/05/2011 Hyattsville, MD Busboys and Poets
    12/09/2011 Ann Arbor, MI Michigan Theater
    12/09/2011 Champaign, IL Art Theatre
    12/09/2011 Dormont, PA Hollywood Theatre
    12/09/2011 Omaha, NE Dundee
    12/09/2011 Seattle, WA SIFF
    12/11/2011 Washington, DC Busboys and Poets
    12/12/2011 Anchorage, AK Bear Tooth Theatre
    12/13/2011 Minneapolis, MN Trylon
    12/15/2011 Buffalo, NY Buffalo Film Society
    12/15/2011 Ogden, UT Art House Cinema
    12/16/2011 Boston, MA Brattle
    12/16/2011 Corvallis, OR Darkside Cinema
    12/16/2011 Juneau, AK Gold Town Nickelodeon
    12/16/2011 Knoxville, TN Downtown
    12/16/2011 Memphis, TN Brooks Museum
    12/16/2011 Mobile, AL Crescent
    12/16/2011 Portland, OR Regal Fox Tower
    12/16/2011 Traverse City, MI State Theatre
    12/18/2011 Shirlington, VA Busboys and Poets
    12/20/2011 Philadelphia, PA Trocadero
    12/23/2011 Dallas, TX Texas Theatre
    12/23/2011 San Francisco, CA San Francisco Film Society
    12/26/2011 Washington, DC Busboys and Poets
  • SYNOPSIS

    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.

  • Cast

    Pietari Onni Tommila
    Rauno Jorma Tommila
    Juuso Ilmari Jarvenpaa
    Santa Per Christian Ellefsen
  • Credits

    Directed by Jalmari Helander
    Written by Jalmari Helander
    Edited by Kimmo Taavila
    Producers Petri Jokiranta
    Knut Skoglund
    Francois-Xavier Frantz
    Anna Bjork
  • DVD Features:

    The two original short films in which the Christmas tale was born, Rare Exports Inc. (2003) and Rare Exports - The Official Safety Instructions (2005)
    The Making of Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale
    “Blood in the snow” – a look at the concept art
    Animatics & computer effects video comparison
    Behind the scenes production stills photo gallery
    Original theatrical trailer from Finland

    Exclusive to Blu-ray Release:

    Santa Claus Conquers the Martians (1964) – a cult classic from the Oscilloscope vault featuring Pia Zadora in her first movie role

  • Release Info

    Catalog Number: OSC-034

  • Press Downloads:

    Download Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale Press Packet [13]

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