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Rare Exports

  • 20102010
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  • 1h 24m
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Rare Exports (2010)
On Christmas Eve in Finland, Santa Claus is unearthed in an archaeological dig. Soon after, children start disappearing, leading a boy and his father to capture Santa and, with the help of fellow hunters, they look to sell him back to the corporation that sponsored the dig. And then there's Santa's elves, who are determined to free their leader...
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In the depths of the Korvatunturi mountains, 486 meters deep, lies the closest ever guarded secret of Christmas. The time has come to dig it up. This Christmas everyone will believe in Santa... Read allIn the depths of the Korvatunturi mountains, 486 meters deep, lies the closest ever guarded secret of Christmas. The time has come to dig it up. This Christmas everyone will believe in Santa Claus.In the depths of the Korvatunturi mountains, 486 meters deep, lies the closest ever guarded secret of Christmas. The time has come to dig it up. This Christmas everyone will believe in Santa Claus.
IMDb RATING
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29K
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POPULARITY
18,505
1,067
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    • Director
      • Jalmari Helander
    • Writers
      • Jalmari Helander(based on the original idea by)
      • Juuso Helander(based on the original idea by)
      • Petri Jokiranta(dramaturge)
    • Stars
      • Jorma Tommila
      • Onni Tommila
      • Peeter Jakobi
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Jalmari Helander
    • Writers
      • Jalmari Helander(based on the original idea by)
      • Juuso Helander(based on the original idea by)
      • Petri Jokiranta(dramaturge)
    • Stars
      • Jorma Tommila
      • Onni Tommila
      • Peeter Jakobi
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 131User reviews
    • 146Critic reviews
    • 71Metascore
    • Awards
      • 12 wins & 2 nominations

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    Photos57

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    Jonathan Hutchings and Peeter Jakobi in Rare Exports (2010)
    Jonathan Hutchings, Peeter Jakobi, Rauno Juvonen, Tommi Korpela, and Jorma Tommila in Rare Exports (2010)
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    Top cast

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    Jorma Tommila
    Jorma Tommila
    • Rauno Kontio
    Onni Tommila
    Onni Tommila
    • Pietari Kontio
    Peeter Jakobi
    Peeter Jakobi
    • Pietari's Elf
    Tommi Korpela
    Tommi Korpela
    • Aimo
    Rauno Juvonen
    Rauno Juvonen
    • Piiparinen
    Per Christian Ellefsen
    Per Christian Ellefsen
    • Riley
    Ilmari Järvenpää
    • Juuso
    Jonathan Hutchings
    • Brian Greene
    Risto Salmi
    Risto Salmi
    • Sheriff
    Jens Sivertsen
    • Main Elf
    Sigmund Bøe
    • Main Elf
    Olav Pedersen
    • Main Elf
    Nils M. Iselvmo
    • Main Elf
    Steinar Skogstad
    • Elf
    Nils Nymo
    • Elf
    Hjalmar Iselvmo
    • Elf
    Steinar Tunes
    • Elf
    Torgeir Fosberg
    • Elf
    • Director
      • Jalmari Helander
    • Writers
      • Jalmari Helander(based on the original idea by)
      • Juuso Helander(based on the original idea by)
      • Petri Jokiranta(dramaturge)
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Rauno and Pietari are played by real-life father and son Jorma Tommila and Onni Tommila.
    • Goofs
      Even though Korvatunturi and the area in which the movie takes place are well within the Arctic Circle, there is still daylight during Christmas. At that latitude the sun sets weeks before Christmas and doesn't rise again until after New Year. However, although the sun does not rise above the horizon during this time, there is still some daylight. It is not pitch black all day and night.
    • Quotes

      Pietari Kontio: The real Santa was totally different. The Coca-Cola Santa is just a hoax.

    • Connections
      Featured in Troldspejlet: Troldspejlet julespecial (2013)

    User reviews131

    Review
    Top review
    7/10
    Enjoyable, surprising and original Christmas Tale
    Having seen this in the movie theaters, and being pleasantly surprised, I feel I am finally early enough to throw a little review. If you expect a movie with well built characters, and/or can't stand violence (which isn't rough at all, actually, very tame) you probably find yourself disappointed after you have watched it. But if you take it light heartedly, and manage to ditch the idea of this being an instant classic, you'll enjoy it.

    The humour is great, and as a (proud!) member of the Finnish nation, I liked it. A lot. When movies like Tropic Thunder and Zombieland lack in that department (I did not laugh once when watching either of those films), Rare Exports deliver. Some of the stuff might be hard to understand if you don't get the language, but there is plenty of other type of humour available as well.

    As I said already, the characters aren't that well built, but that is not what they attempted, or even wanted it seems. Instead, it brings and original storyline, which doesn't follow the usual movie scheme. I doubt you have ever seen anything like the Rare Exports, and I would suggest everyone to give it a try.
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    • flamesnoopy
    • Dec 3, 2010

    Details

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    • Release date
      • December 3, 2010 (Finland)
    • Countries of origin
      • Finland
      • Norway
      • France
      • Sweden
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Languages
      • Finnish
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Père Noël Origines
    • Filming locations
      • Tromsø, Norway
    • Production companies
      • Cinet
      • Pomor Film
      • Love Streams Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • €1,948,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $236,347
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $9,281
      • Dec 5, 2010
    • Gross worldwide
      • $4,087,363
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 24 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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