Underplayed Gems

When Santa Fell to Earth (2011)

When Santa Fell to Earth poster
Original title
Als der Weihnachtsmann vom Himmel fiel
Directed by
Oliver Dieckmann
Genre
fantasy film, adventure film, Christmas film, family film
Country
Germany, Austria
Runtime
1h 47m
Rated
0
Rating
5.1 of 10 from 21 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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The catalogue in 3D

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How it feels

A boy named Ben and his friend Charlotte help a real Santa Claus named Niklas Julebukk who has crashed into their town. Together they must stop a rival Santa who wants to replace the spirit of Christmas with commercial greed.

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What happens

Als der Weihnachtsmann vom Himmel fiel ist ein deutscher Kinder- und Weihnachtsfilm von Oliver Dieckmann aus dem Jahr 2011. Neben Alexander Scheer als Weihnachtsmann Niklas Julebukk sind Noah Joel Kraus als Ben, Mercedes Jadea Diaz als seine Freundin Charlotte, Jessica Schwarz und Fritz Karl als seine Eltern sowie Volker Lechtenbrink als Widersacher des echten Weihnachtsmanns besetzt. Die Filmhandlung basiert auf dem gleichnamigen Buch von Cornelia Funke. Der von Constantin Film vertriebene Familienfilm kam am 24. November 2011 in die deutschen und österreichischen Kinos. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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