Underplayed Gems

Dear Santa (2011)

Dear Santa poster
Directed by
Jason Priestley
Genre
drama film, romance film, Christmas film
Country
Canada
Runtime
1h 30m
Rated
PG
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 99 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A young woman who is not sure what she wants out of life finds a letter to Santa from a seven-year-old girl. The girl asks for a new wife for her widowed father, so the woman decides to help make that wish come true.

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What happens

Dear Santa is a 2011 Canadian romantic drama television film directed by Jason Priestley and starring Amy Acker, David Haydn-Jones, and Emma Duke. Written by Barbara Kymlicka, the film is about a young woman struggling to get serious about her life who finds a letter to Santa from a seven-year-old girl asking for a new wife for her widowed father and decides to bring happiness to their lives. The film first aired on the Lifetime television network on November 26, 2011. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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