The Night Father Christmas Died

Deutschland 2010 Kurz-Spielfilm

Summary

Christmas Eve: While the world is celebrating the feast of love, three people are particularly lonely. As he does not want to be alone on this day, Richard wanders around the city in a Santa Claus costume to be Father Christmas for the children of strangers - all for free. Sasha is a very successful and beloved music star. Though she is loved by her fans she has no true friends and family to spend Christmas with. Ivan, a Russian hitman, has just finished his last job of the year. After months of loneliness he slips up into a dangerous situation when he gets involved with a traveling stranger.

After a momentous shoot-out in a hotel room, some bullets make their way to the neighboring room...and fate takes its course.

"The Night Father Christmas Died" is a modern fairy tale filled with drama, humor, action and magic.

Source: German Films Service & Marketing GmbH

 

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Credits

All Credits

Director

Screenplay

Script editor

Director of photography

Assistant camera

2nd Camera unit

Lighting design

Gaffer

Set design

Stand-by props

Make-up artist

Unit production manager

Duration:
36 min
Format:
HD
Video/Audio:
Farbe, Dolby
Screening:

Uraufführung (DE): 19.01.2010, Saarbrücken, Max-Ophüls-Preis

Titles

  • Originaltitel (DE) The Night Father Christmas Died
  • Arbeitstitel (DE) Stille Nacht

Versions

Original

Duration:
36 min
Format:
HD
Video/Audio:
Farbe, Dolby
Screening:

Uraufführung (DE): 19.01.2010, Saarbrücken, Max-Ophüls-Preis

Awards

Kinofest Lünen 2010
  • Erster Gang, Bester mittellanger Film
Academy of Motion Pictures, Arts und Sciences, Los Angeles 2010
  • Nominierung, Studenten-Oscar