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Wanted Santa

2025

A light, mischievous holiday romp with a cheeky kid's revenge scheme and warm family comedy.

Directed by: James Huth
Genres: Comedy, Family
Starring: Patrick Timsit, Isabelle Nanty, Antoine Gouy

Overview: Zoé, an 8-year-old girl, wants to get a BB gun from Santa Claus to get revenge on Timothée, a classmate who annoys her by playing with his Lego robot. Her mother, Nadia, works for Timothée's parents, which complicates her quest for revenge. When she discovers that her Christmas wish hasn't been granted, Zoé is determined to find Santa and force him to grant her wish. And her luck changes when she hears an advertisement revealing that Santa Claus, in person, is on parade every day at Parc Enchanté, the famous amusement park...

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Directed by: James Huth
Genres: Comedy, Family
Starring: Patrick Timsit, Isabelle Nanty, Antoine Gouy

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Tone: lightstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 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
coming-of-age
revenge
class
identity
Places: small town
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: family
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Action	3
Horror	0
Humour	7
Realism	6
Romance	1
Tension	3
Darkness	2
Complexity	2
Emotional weight	3

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Genres: comedy, family
Directed by: James Huth
Written by: Laurent Tirard, Benjamin Dupas, James Huth
Starring: Patrick Timsit, Isabelle Nanty, Antoine Gouy, Eugenie Anselin, Théa De Boeck
Country: France, Luxembourg
Languages: French

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