A young boy discovers a sinister Santa unearthed in the Arctic, blending dark humor with suspenseful fantasy.
Campy and pulpy, with dark satire. A late-night trip at a measured pace. Emotionally it carries some weight.
Streaming on Prime Video, Kanopy (free), Hoopla (free) and Tubi (free).
What we could confirm fits an R: a few tense moments and several jump scares.
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Young Pietari lives with his reindeer-herding father in arctic Finland. On the eve of Christmas, a nearby excavation makes a frightening discovery and an evil Santa Claus is unleashed…
Bittersweet. It earns its ending, but not everyone gets what they want.
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