---
title: 'A Boy Called Christmas (2021)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Gil Kenan'
released: '2021-11-18'
runtime_minutes: 106
certification: 'PG'
genres:
  - 'Fantasy'
  - 'Family'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/a-boy-called-christmas-2021'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10187208/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# A Boy Called Christmas (2021)

2021 · PG · 106 min · Fantasy, Family · United Kingdom


## Synopsis

A Boy Called Christmas is a 2021 British Christmas fantasy film directed by Gil Kenan from a screenplay by Ol Parker and Kenan, based on the 2015 book of the same name by Matt Haig, and starring Henry Lawfull, Toby Jones, Sally Hawkins, Kristen Wiig, Michiel Huisman, Zoe Colletti, Stephen Merchant, Jim Broadbent, and Maggie Smith. It tells the story of a boy who travels to a land of elves with the mouse that he trained to speak as he ends up coming to their aid when people sent by the king, which his father is part of, make off with one of the elves. The story is told by an old woman to her grand-niece and grand-nephews.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Gil Kenan](https://cinepixo.com/people/gil-kenan)
- **Screenplay:** [Ol Parker](https://cinepixo.com/people/ol-parker)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Dario Marianelli](https://cinepixo.com/people/dario-marianelli)
- **Producer:** [Graham Broadbent](https://cinepixo.com/people/graham-broadbent), [Peter Czernin](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-czernin)

## Cast

- [Jim Broadbent](https://cinepixo.com/people/jim-broadbent)
- [Stephen Merchant](https://cinepixo.com/people/stephen-merchant)
- [Toby Jones](https://cinepixo.com/people/toby-jones)
- [Henry Lawfull](https://cinepixo.com/people/henry-lawfull) as Santa Claus
- [Sally Hawkins](https://cinepixo.com/people/sally-hawkins)
- [Maggie Smith](https://cinepixo.com/people/maggie-smith)
- [Indica Watson](https://cinepixo.com/people/indica-watson)
- [Michiel Huisman](https://cinepixo.com/people/michiel-huisman)
- [Rune Temte](https://cinepixo.com/people/rune-temte)
- [Zoe Colletti](https://cinepixo.com/people/zoe-colletti)
- [Kristen Wiig](https://cinepixo.com/people/kristen-wiig)
- [Lukas Duy Anh Tran](https://cinepixo.com/people/lukas-duy-anh-tran)

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