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Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale

Jalmari HELENDER

Finland, Norway, France, Sweden2010 80min D-Cinema Color Korean Premiere

Synopsis

It was the week before Christmas when young and adventurous Pietari uncovers the truth about Santa Claus. This dark secret and Pietri unleash an unforeseen chain of events, after which, Christmas will never, ever, be the same again. Rare Export, a fine work of horror legend and modern horror style, is Finland’s the biggest box office hit from 2010. A future cult classic.

Diretor

Jalmari HELENDER

Born in Helsinki, he is gaining momentum shooting tv commercials. Ever since, he’s worked with the biggest brands in Finland, and now has also started to gain international recognition. Outside of Finland he’s most well known for his short film work Rare Exports Inc. which has won audience and jury awards at San Sebastian Film Festival