Not meant for the public eye, this film reveals the dark reality of what's wrong with company's product. With its primitive instincts triggered by bad behaviour of people around it, the seemingly tame Father Christmas will forget the intensive training and turn into a brutal beast. You better watch out, you better not cry, There's no room for mistakes.
Practical Effects
The creature design is genuinely unsettling for a comedy short.
Direction
Helander nails the corporate training video aesthetic perfectly.
Director
Jalmari Helander
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This short spawned two feature films and redefined Finnish Christmas horror globally. The 'authentic' Nordic Santa mythos here predates Krampus's Hollywood moment by years.
The same child actor (Onni Tommila) plays the lead in the 2010 feature—Helander literally grew his franchise with his cast.
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