The Christmas Calendar (2017)

When Emily, a struggling baker in a small town, receives a handmade Christmas Calendar from a secret admirer, the local residents become obsessed with finding out the identity of the sender.

Director:

Allan Harmon

Writers:

Cookie Boyle, Walter Sawadsky

Stars:

Laura Bell Bundy, Brendon Zub, Paloma Kwiatkowski

1 win & 7 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Laura Bell Bundy	...	Emily
Brendon Zub	...	Gerard
Paloma Kwiatkowski	...	Chey
Frazey Ford	...	Ivy
Johannah Newmarch	...	Adele Atmore
Jordan Ninkovich	...	James (as Jordan Ninko)
Greg Rogers	...	Wally Walters
Steven Cree Molison	...	Art
Curtis Tweedie	...	Eddie
Jacqueline Robbins	...	Edna
BJ Harrison	...	Pearl
James Pizzinato	...	Chuck
Hilary Strang	...	Pam
Susan Wilkey	...	Nonna
Cassidy Slingsby	...	Chloe

Storyline

Emily, a lawyer, returned to her small hometown of Nelson Creek four months ago following the death of her Nonna to take over running Nonna's business which she named after her granddaughter: Emily's Bakery. Beyond not seeing Nonna before she passed, Emily is not sad about this new career path as baking has always been a passion ever since Nonna took her into the kitchen at age five, and discovered in making the move back to Nelson Creek that law never really was. This new life in Nelson Creek hits a snag when she learns that Nonna was deep in debt - the massive loan which Emily didn't know was for her law education - and may have to sell some of Nonna's assets, the house where Emily now lives and/or the bakery. The house may be the more prudent item to liquidate with Forge Mart, the chain supermarket located across the street from the bakery, having just opened its own in-house bakery, it the only other made-from-scratch bakery in town as competition to Emily which lessens the market...

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Plot Keywords:

christmas | bakery | competition | secret admirer | light comedy | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Family | Romance

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Certificate:

Unrated

Did You Know?

Trivia

Emily told Gerrard that ten strikes was a perfect game. That is incorrect; twelve strikes makes a perfect game.

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Goofs

On December 1 (the day the calendar arrives), Emily, the baker, arrives at work just before the bakery is about to open. The bakery is stocked full, which could not have happened in a real bakery (she would have had to arrive in the middle of the night to start baking).

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Soundtracks

Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
(uncredited)
Music by Felix Mendelssohn

User Reviews

Overacted by all

Worst acting I've seen in years by all, do not recommend!

Details

Country:

Canada

Language:

English French

Release Date:

1 November 2017 (Canada)

Also Known As:

The Christmas Calendar

Filming Locations:

Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Really Real Films, JN Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

83 min

Color:

Color