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Nativity! (2009)

Nativity! poster
Directed by
Debbie Isitt
Genre
comedy film, Christmas film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 45m
Rated
0
Rating
6.4 of 10 from 227 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A primary school teacher lies to a rival that a Hollywood film crew is coming to watch his class's Christmas nativity play. The lie snowballs out of control, forcing him to pull off the show to save the school from closure.

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What happens

Nativity! is a 2009 British Christmas musical comedy film directed by Debbie Isitt and released on 27 November 2009 and the first instalment in the Nativity film series. The film stars Martin Freeman and Ashley Jensen. In the film, teacher Paul Maddens (Freeman) lies to his rival that Hollywood are coming to watch his school's Christmas nativity, but after the lie gets out of hand, he must resolve the issue and save his school fast. The film was written by its director, Debbie Isitt, but was also partially improvised. The film is set and was made in Coventry, England and premiered on 23 November 2009 in the SkyDome Arena there. It was released in cinemas on 27 November 2009. The film was followed by Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger (2012), Nativity 3: Dude, Where's My Donkey? (2014), and Nativity Rocks! (2018). In 2017, a stage musical adaptation premiered and has since toured the UK over the subsequent Christmas seasons. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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