Rare Exports (2010)

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.

Director:

Jalmari Helander

Writers:

Jalmari Helander, Jalmari Helander (based on the original idea by) (as The Helander Brothers)

Stars:

Jorma Tommila, Onni Tommila, Peeter Jakobi

12 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Onni Tommila	...	Pietari Kontio
Jorma Tommila	...	Rauno Kontio
Tommi Korpela	...	Aimo
Rauno Juvonen	...	Piiparinen
Per Christian Ellefsen	...	Riley
Ilmari Järvenpää	...	Juuso
Peeter Jakobi	...	Pietari's Elf
Jonathan Hutchings	...	Brian Greene
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

Storyline

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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Plot Keywords:

krampus | christmas horror | double barreled shotgun | hunt | pig | 

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Taglines:

falling-into-a-pit

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Genres:

Adventure | Fantasy | Horror

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some nudity and language

Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official site [Japan]

Country:

Finland Norway France Sweden

Language:

Finnish English

Release Date:

3 December 2010 (Finland)

Also Known As:

Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale

Filming Locations:

Tromsø, Norway

Box Office

Budget:

€1,948,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$9,000, 5 December 2010, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$263,210, 23 January 2011

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cinet, Pomor Film, Love Streams Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

84 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Brian Greene's passport number is 314159265, the first several digits of pi.

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Goofs

After hanging on to the net for almost the entire helicopter ride with bare hands, suddenly Pietari is wearing gloves.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Brian Greene: This is what's been worrying me. Drilling sample number 76, from 1300 foot. See, we've finally found something else than just plain rocks and dirt.

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Connections

Referenced in Popkult: Joulu (2009)

User Reviews

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.