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Rare exports : a Christmas tale /

Young Pietari lives with his stern reindeer-herding father Rauno in arctic Finland. On the eve of Christmas, an enormous excavation at a nearby mountain disturbs the locals and captures Pietari's curiosity. When Rauno's reindeer herd is mysteriously slain and the children in town go missi...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Cinet (Firm) (Producer), Oscilloscope Laboratories (Firm)
Other Authors: Helander, Jalmari, 1976- (Director, Screenwriter), Jokiranta, Petri (Producer), McClutchy, Debra (Producer), Korpela, Tommi, 1968- (Actor), Ellefsen, Per Christian, 1954- (Actor), Tommila, Jorma, 1959- (Actor), Tommila, Onni (Actor), Zadora, Pia (Actor)
Format: Video DVD Blu-ray Disc
Language:English
Finnish
Language Notes:In English and Finnish; with optional subtitles in English; subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Published: [New York] : Oscilloscope Laboratories, [2011]
Edition:Two-disc special ed.
Subjects:
Santa Claus > Finland > Drama.
Santa Claus > Drama.
Reindeer herding > Finland > Drama.
Urho Kekkosen kansallispuisto (Finland) > Drama.
Fantasy films.
Fiction films.
Feature films.
Horror films.
Christmas films.
Films for the hearing impaired.
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Summary:Young Pietari lives with his stern reindeer-herding father Rauno in arctic Finland. On the eve of Christmas, an enormous excavation at a nearby mountain disturbs the locals and captures Pietari's curiosity. When Rauno's reindeer herd is mysteriously slain and the children in town go missing, Pietari realizes that the dig has unearthed the evil Santa Claus of local lore, who no one wants coming to town.
Item Description:The edition includes two media versions (Blu-ray and DVD) of the same film; film duration: 82 min.
Based on an original idea by The Helander Brothers.
DVD and Blu-ray release of the 2010 motion picture.
DVD special features: two short prequels: Rare exports, inc. (2003) and Rare exports inc., the official safety instructions (2005) ; making-of featurette ; concept art ; animatics and computer effects video comparison ; behind the scenes photo gallery ; original theatrical trailer from Finland.
Additional features on Blu-ray: Santa Claus conquers the Martians (1964), a cult classics from the Oscilloscope voult, featuring Pia Zadora in her first movie role.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:2 videodisc : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD: NTSC, all regions; 1080p picture; aspect ratio: 2.35:1; DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 surround and stereo sound formats.
Blu-ray disc: A,B,C regions; 1080p picture; aspect ratio: 2.35:1; DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 surround and stereo sound formats; requires Blu-ray player.
Locarno Film Festival, 2010: Piazza Grande Award.
Audience:MPAA rating: R; for some nudity and language.
Production Credits:Director of photography, Mika Orasmaa ; editor Kimmo Taavila ; music, Juri Seppä & Miska Seppä; Blu-ray and DVD additional editing, Dan Day.