Santa Claus. Battle of the Magi (2016)

Original title

Дед Мороз. Битва Магов

Directed by

Aleksandr Voytinskiy

Genre

fantasy film, action film, adventure film, children's film, Christmas film

Country

Russia

Runtime

1h 31m

Rated

G

Rating

4.6 of 10 from 31 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In present-day Moscow, a girl named Masha witnesses a battle between monsters and young magicians. A sorcerer introduces her to a secret organization, where she learns Father Frost is real and the New Year involves a magical ritual.

fantasticalaction-packedfestivemysteriouswhimsicalfast-pacedlighthearted

What happens

Santa Claus. Battle of the Magi (Russian: Дед Мороз. Битва магов, romanized: Ded Moroz. Bitva magov) is a 2016 Russian Christmas fantasy action film directed by Aleksandr Voytinskiy and produced by Georgiy Malkov, Vladimir Polyakov and Lev Karasev. The film's protagonist is Masha, a girl who witnesses an epic battle of monsters with young magicians in the center of Moscow; one of the sorcerers saves the girl and leads her to a secret organization where she learns not only that Father Frost (Santa Claus) truly does exist, but also that the New Year is a real magical ritual. It stars Taisiya Vilkova, with Nikita Volkov, Fyodor Bondarchuk, Aleksei Kravchenko, Egor Beroev, Ksenia Alfyorova, Sergey Badyuk, Irina Antonenko, Igor Chekhov and Filipp Gorenshteyn in supporting roles. The premiere of the film in Russia took place on 24 December 2016, and it later appeared in Russian screens on the eve of the New Year 2017. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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