Father Xmas (2001)

Directed by

Marie Rose

Genre

Christmas film

Country

United States

Runtime

20 min

Rating

5.8 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A six-year-old girl learns from her older brother that Santa Claus is not real and that their father is fighting in the Vietnam War. The short film focuses on how the children process these revelations.

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What happens

Father Xmas is a 2001 short film from director Marie Rose and the American Film Institute's Directing Workshop for Women starring Dakota Fanning in her debut as six-year-old Clairee who learns from her older brother (Stephen Fanning) that Santa Claus is not real and that their father is fighting in the Vietnam War. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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