It is the week before Christmas when young and adventurous Pietari uncovers the truth about Santa Claus. Legend has it that the jolly old man is more of a foe than a friend. A group of American scientists is also looking to uncover some facts in Pietari's quiet rural town in northern Finland. It turns out that the most well-kept Christmas secret ever lies 500 meters below ground. This dark secret and Pietari unleash an unforeseen chain of events, after which, Christmas will never, ever, be the same again.

Official Selection Bifff 2011

Director: Jalmari Helander

Cast: Jorma Tommila, Peeter Jakobi, Onni Tommila

Finland/ Norway/ France/ Sweden 2010  80 min.

aka A Christmas Tale

PAL  Region 2

Language: Finnish, German

Subtitles: Dutch, German

Screenformat: 16/9 - 2.35:1

Audio: DTS - HD 5.1

Extras: Making-Of, Trailer