Rare exports [videorecording] : a Christmas tale / Oscilloscope Laboratories and Petri Jokiranta present ; produced by Petri Jokiranta ... [et al.] ; written and directed by Jalmari Helander.
Record details
- Physical Description: 1 videodisc (82 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
- Publisher: [United States] : Oscilloscope Laboratories, [2011]
Content descriptions
General Note: | Based on an original idea by The Helander Brothers. DVD release of the 2010 motion picture. Special features: two short prequels: Rare exports, inc. (2003) and Rare exports inc., the official safety instructions (2005) ; making-of featurette ; concept art ; animatics and computer effects video comparison ; behind the scenes photo gallery ; original theatrical trailer from Finland. |
Creation/Production Credits Note: | Director of photography, Mika Orasmaa ; editor Kimmo Taavila ; music, Juri Seppä & Miska Seppä. |
Participant or Performer Note: | Onni Tommila, Jorma Tommila, Tommi Korpela, Rauno Juvonen, Per Christian Ellefsen, Peeter Jakobi, Jonathan Hutchings, Risto Salmi. |
Summary, etc.: | Young Pietari lives with his stern reindeer-herding father Rauno in arctic Finland. On the eve of Christmas, an enormous excavation at a nearby mountain disturbs the locals and captures Pietari's curiosity. When Rauno's reindeer herd is mysteriously slain and the children in town go missing, Pietari realizes that the dig has unearthed the evil Santa Claus of local lore, who no one wants coming to town. |
Target Audience Note: | MPAA rating: R; for some nudity and language. |
System Details Note: | DVD ; all regions ; widescreen (2.35:1) presentation ; Dolby digital 5.1 surround and stereo. |
Language Note: | In Finnish and English, with optional subtitles in English. |
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Subject: | Santa Claus > Finland > Drama. Santa Claus > Drama. Reindeer herding > Finland > Drama. Reindeer herding > Drama. Foreign films > Finland. Motion pictures, Finnish. |
Genre: | Fantasy films. Feature films. Horror films. Christmas films. |
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