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The Magic Crystal (2011)

The Magic Crystal poster
Original title
Maaginen kristalli
Directed by
Antti Haikala
Genre
Christmas film
Country
Finland, Belgium
Runtime
1h 12m
Rated
L
Rating
5.1 of 10 from 13 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A young elf sets out on a journey to save Christmas by finding a magic crystal. Along the way, they face small obstacles and learn about friendship and holiday spirit.

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What happens

The Magic Crystal (Finnish: Maaginen kristalli), also released as Santa's Magic Crystal and The Elf that Rescued Christmas in the UK, is a 2011 computer-animated Christmas film directed by Antti Haikala from a screenplay by Haikala, Bob Swain, Dan Wicksman, Nuria Wicksman and Alessandro Liggieri. The film is part of a unified multimedia concept developed by Mikael Wahlfors, which also includes Andrew Bernhardt's Special Patrol children's books, the Italian-produced animated series Red Caps, and the mobile app World Polar Heroes. The Magic Crystal was produced by the Epidem ZOT, Aranéo and Skyline Animation. It was released in Belgium on November 2, 2011 and on 18 of the same month in Finland; the film was a box office bomb, grossing $340,836 against a budget of €5,074,000 ($6,001,019.8). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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