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The Night My Dad Saved Christmas

2023 · 95 min

A goofy, warm-hearted festive romp that rattles along on slapstick and sentiment, easy to watch with the family.

Directed by
Joaquín Mazón
Genres
Comedy, Family
Starring
Santiago Segura, Pablo Chiapella, Ernesto Sevilla
Overview
What would happen if, one year, Santa Claus was forced to cancel his Christmas Eve appointment with the world’s children?A few days before Christmas, the famously cheerful and magical giver of gifts has an accident on his sleigh, right in the middle of Madrid. He ends up in hospital, which is where he’ll have to stay until after Christmas. Fortunately, the guy he’s sharing a room with at the hospital, Salva, is willing to step in and take on his all-important Christmas work. But it won’t be easy… the Christmas countdown clock is ticking and Salva has to find the reindeer, learn to fly the sleigh and, the most difficult part of all… learn to be a good person.

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Directed by
Joaquín Mazón
Genres
Comedy, Family
Starring
Santiago Segura, Pablo Chiapella, Ernesto Sevilla
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Tone
  • warmstrength 3 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 2 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
  • redemption
  • healing
  • love
Places
  • big city
  • hospital
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
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Action5
Horror0
Humour7
Realism4
Romance2
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
comedy, family
Directed by
Joaquín Mazón
Written by
Daniel Monedero, Francisco Arnal
Starring
Santiago Segura, Pablo Chiapella, Ernesto Sevilla, Unax Hayden, María Botto, Emilio Gavira, Paulina Dávila, Vadhir Derbez
Music
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Cinematography
Alfonso Segura
Runtime
95 min
Country
Spain
Languages
Spanish

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