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A Christmas Tale

Original title: Películas para no dormir: Cuento de navidad
  • TV Movie
  • 2005
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 11m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
1.7K
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A Christmas Tale (2005)
ComedyFantasyHorror

In 1985, in a coastal town, the friends Koldo, Peti, Tito, Eugenio and Moni stumble with a woman dressed like Santa Claus trapped in a hole in the woods. While the boys go to the police stat... Read allIn 1985, in a coastal town, the friends Koldo, Peti, Tito, Eugenio and Moni stumble with a woman dressed like Santa Claus trapped in a hole in the woods. While the boys go to the police station to ask for help, the others find a rope to take the woman out of the hole. However, th... Read allIn 1985, in a coastal town, the friends Koldo, Peti, Tito, Eugenio and Moni stumble with a woman dressed like Santa Claus trapped in a hole in the woods. While the boys go to the police station to ask for help, the others find a rope to take the woman out of the hole. However, the boys find in the police station that the woman is the dangerous thief Rebeca Expósito, w... Read all

  • Director
    • Paco Plaza
  • Writer
    • Luiso Berdejo
  • Stars
    • Maru Valdivielso
    • Christian Casas
    • Roger Babià
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.2/10
    1.7K
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    • Director
      • Paco Plaza
    • Writer
      • Luiso Berdejo
    • Stars
      • Maru Valdivielso
      • Christian Casas
      • Roger Babià
    • 10User reviews
    • 20Critic reviews
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    Maru Valdivielso
    Maru Valdivielso
    • Rebeca Expósito
    Christian Casas
    • Koldo
    Roger Babià
    • Peti
    Pau Poch
    Pau Poch
    • Tito
    Daniel Casadellà
    Daniel Casadellà
    • Eugenio
    Ivana Baquero
    Ivana Baquero
    • Moni
    Elsa Pataky
    Elsa Pataky
    • Ekran
    José Torija
    • Charles
    Loquillo
    Loquillo
    • Taylor
    Saurí
    • Policía Gourmet
    Nacho Moliné
    • Locutor Telediario
    Antonio Duque
    • Nets
    Ana Isabel Velásquez
    • Vecina
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    • Director
      • Paco Plaza
    • Writer
      • Luiso Berdejo
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    • Trivia
      Except for Rebeca and the actors in TV, all the adults in this movie are unseen or partially-unseen characters, with their faces always hidden after newspapers or beyond the border of the screen.
    • Connections
      Features The Karate Kid (1984)
    • Soundtracks
      Esto No Es Hawaii (Que Wai)
      By Loquillo Y Trogloditas

    User reviews10

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    3/10
    An unsatisfying experience
    It's not that this movie is bad... But it certainly doesn't belong in a series called "movies to keep you awake", since I doubt it would even keep a twelve year old awake at night.

    Although the direction by Paco Plaza (of REC fame), and the general production value is obviously on a very good level, the movie is a combination of Stand By Me, Home Alone and of "The Three Investigators" juvenile mystery books (i.e. having a trailer parked in a backyard as headquarters is a direct link between the latter and this film I think), with none of the aforementioned is what I would consider "spine chilling". The heroes of the movie are conveniently "nerdy" kids that obsess over classic cult movies like Karate Kid, portraying the filmmakers' nostalgic intentions and paying homage to them.

    Overall though, the movie is what has been described above: a movie about a bunch of kids, that resembles a "Goosebumps" episode, more than a real thriller. I can definitely see why someone can like this one a lot, but it just didn't work for me.
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    • Release date
      • August 7, 2006 (Japan)
    • Countries of origin
      • Spain
      • United Kingdom
      • Germany
    • Language
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Films to Keep You Awake: A Christmas Tale
    • Filming locations
      • Castelldefels, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
    • Production companies
      • Filmax Televisión
      • Filmax
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 11 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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