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All I Want for Christmas: The Magic Time Machine

2022 · 92 min

A cozy, whimsical holiday adventure that mixes gentle mystery with time-travel fun, perfect for family viewing.

Directed by: Christian Dyekjær
Genres: Family
Starring: Cecilia Loffredo, Leonard Mangheni Sommer Ipsen, Herman Knop

Overview: At Santa Claus School, the principal has called a meeting. Lucia, her parents Julius and Claudia and everyone else at school are excited. But the tension is replaced by a shock when the headmaster cancels Christmas. He seems confused, and it soon becomes clear that he is trapped in a Christmas trauma from his younger days as Santa Claus. Lucia sets out to find out what has happened and with the help of the younger student Elias and a magical time machine, she travels back in time in the hope of saving Christmas.

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Directed by: Christian Dyekjær
Genres: Family
Starring: Cecilia Loffredo, Leonard Mangheni Sommer Ipsen, Herman Knop

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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
friendship
healing
trauma
faith
Places: school
Era: contemporary
Audience: family
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none

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Genres: family
Directed by: Christian Dyekjær
Written by: Christian Dyekjær, Lars Therkildsen
Starring: Cecilia Loffredo, Leonard Mangheni Sommer Ipsen, Herman Knop, Mia Lyhne, Martin Buch, Ulf Pilgaard, Thomas Bo Larsen, Kirsten Lehfeldt
Cinematography: Mads Thomsen
Runtime: 92 min
Country: Denmark
Languages: Danish

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