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The Christmas Carols

2025 · 96 min

A cozy, familiar holiday tale of a cold heart warmed by ghostly visits, gentle and sentimental rather than frightening.

Directed by
Hristos Kanakis
Genres
Family, Fantasy
Starring
Loris Loizides, Giannis Bezos, Orestis Chalkias
Overview
The Greek cinematic adaptation of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol". Set in the mountainous villages of Epirus in northern Greece, the story follows Lykourgos and his family. On Christmas Eve, thanks to three uninvited spirits, Lykourgos will rediscover his lost sense of humanity and embrace a life filled with love and generosity.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Hristos Kanakis
Genres
Family, Fantasy
Starring
Loris Loizides, Giannis Bezos, Orestis Chalkias
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • eeriestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • redemption
  • family
  • grief
  • guilt
  • love
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour3
Realism5
Romance2
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity3
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
family, fantasy
Directed by
Hristos Kanakis
Written by
Loris Loizides
Starring
Loris Loizides, Giannis Bezos, Orestis Chalkias, Youlika Skafida, Konstadinos Danikas, Tasos Palatzidis, Kostas Koronaios, Dimitris Kapetanakos
Cinematography
Konstantinos Koukoulios
Runtime
96 min
Country
Greece, Cyprus
Languages
Greek

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