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Hogfather

2007 · 185 min

A whimsical, darkly comic fantasy that mixes festive cheer with existential dread and eccentric characters.

Directed by: Vadim Jean
Genres: Fantasy, Tv movie
Starring: David Jason, Marc Warren, Michelle Dockery

Tagline: This holiday expect the unexpected
Overview: It's the night before Hogswatch, usually a time of joy on Discworld, but there are suspicious going-on and the criminal underworld is abuzz. The beloved Hogfather - the jolly bearer of glee and pork-related gifts for children everywhere - has vanished. Suddenly, Discworld's entire mythical system is under threat. The fate of this magical time rests in the hands of a very motley group: A band of wizards headed up by a mystical university president named Mustrum Ridcully (Joss Ackland), a loyal manservant called Albert (David Jason), a level-headed governess called Susan Sto Heilt (Michelle Dockery), and her grandfather, who happens to be - Death (Marnix van den Broeke).

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Directed by: Vadim Jean
Genres: Fantasy, Tv movie
Starring: David Jason, Marc Warren, Michelle Dockery

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Tone: whimsicalstrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: faith
death
family
identity
survival
Places: fantasy world
big city
single country house
Era: timeless
Audience: teen
Form: ensemble
serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Action	4
Horror	3
Humour	7
Realism	2
Romance	1
Tension	5
Darkness	6
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: fantasy, tv movie
Directed by: Vadim Jean
Written by: Vadim Jean, Terry Pratchett
Starring: David Jason, Marc Warren, Michelle Dockery, David Warner, Tony Robinson, Nigel Planer, Peter Guinness, Stephen Marcus
Music: David A. Hughes
Cinematography: Gavin Finney, Jan Pester
Runtime: 185 min
Country: United Kingdom
Languages: English

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