Terry Pratchett's Hogfather (2006)

Original title

Hogfather

Directed by

Vadim Jean

Genre

fantasy film, Christmas film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

3h 09m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 187 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In this two-part Christmas fantasy, the Hogfather a jolly gift-bearing figure has gone missing. Death takes on his role to deliver presents and keep belief alive while other supernatural beings scheme in the background.

whimsicalsatiricalfantasticalcheerfulcleverdarkly comicabsurdheartwarmingfestive

What happens

Terry Pratchett's Hogfather is a 2006 two-part British Christmas-themed fantasy comedy television adaptation of Hogfather by Terry Pratchett, produced by The Mob, and first broadcast on Sky1, and in High Definition on Sky1 HD, over Christmas 2006. First aired in two 1.5-hour episodes on 17 and 18 December 2006 at 20:00 UTC, it was the first live-action film adaptation of a Discworld novel. In 2007, the two episodes were rerun on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day respectively on Sky One and Sky1 HD. Hogfather won the Best Visual Effects award at the 2007 British Academy Television Craft Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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