The Magic Crystal (2011)

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

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.

lightheartedwhimsicalcozygentlecheerfulbrightsimplefestive

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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