The origin story of Father Christmas is re-imagined in Gil Kenan’s live action A BOY CALLED CHRISTMAS.
The origin story of Father Christmas is re-imagined in Gil Kenan’s live action A BOY CALLED CHRISTMAS. An ordinary young boy called Nikolas sets out on an extraordinary adventure into the snowy north in search of his father who is on a quest to discover the fabled village of the elves, Elfhelm. Taking with him a headstrong reindeer called Blitzen and a loyal pet mouse, Nikolas soon meets his destiny in this magical, comic and endearing story that proves nothing is impossible…
A BOY CALLED CHRISTMAS is adapted from the bestselling book by Matt Haig; the first of five books in the acclaimed series published by Canongate Books.
- Director
- Gil Kenan
- Cast
- Maggie Smith, Kristen Wiig, Sally Hawkins, Michiel Huisman, Toby Jones, Stephen Merchant, Zoe Colletti, Henry Lawfull
- Genre
- Family
- Rating
- PG (Some scenes may scare very young children)
- Release Date
- 25 November 2021
- Runtime
- 104 min
- Language
- English