---
title: 'Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale (2010)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Jalmari Helander'
released: '2010-12-03'
runtime_minutes: 85
certification: 'R'
genres:
  - 'Fantasy'
  - 'Adventure'
countries:
  - 'France'
  - 'Sweden'
  - 'Finland'
  - 'Norway'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/rare-exports-a-christmas-tale-2010'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1401143/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale (2010)

2010 · R · 85 min · Fantasy, Adventure · France, Sweden, Finland, Norway

Original title: Rare Exports

## Synopsis

Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale is a 2010 Finnish fantasy action horror comedy film written and directed by Jalmari Helander about people living near Korvatunturi who discover the secret behind Santa Claus. The film is based on the 2003 short film Rare Exports, Inc.  and its 2005 sequel Rare Exports: The Official Safety Instructions  by Jalmari Helander and Juuso Helander, both of which involve a company that traps wild Santa Clauses and trains and exports them to locations around the world.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Jalmari Helander](https://cinepixo.com/people/jalmari-helander)
- **Screenplay:** [Jalmari Helander](https://cinepixo.com/people/jalmari-helander)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Juri Seppä](https://cinepixo.com/people/juri-seppa), [Miska Seppä](https://cinepixo.com/people/miska-seppa)
- **Producer:** [Anna Björk](https://cinepixo.com/people/anna-bjork), [Petri Jokiranta](https://cinepixo.com/people/petri-jokiranta), [Knut Skoglund](https://cinepixo.com/people/knut-skoglund), [François-Xavier Frantz](https://cinepixo.com/people/francois-xavier-frantz)
- **Director of Photography:** [Mika Orasmaa](https://cinepixo.com/people/mika-orasmaa)
- **Editor:** [Kimmo Taavila](https://cinepixo.com/people/kimmo-taavila)

## Cast

- [Jonathan Hutchings](https://cinepixo.com/people/jonathan-hutchings) as Brian Jonathan Greene
- [Peeter Jakobi](https://cinepixo.com/people/peeter-jakobi) as Pietarin tonttu
- [Rauno Juvonen](https://cinepixo.com/people/rauno-juvonen) as Piiparinen
- [Jorma Tommila](https://cinepixo.com/people/jorma-tommila) as Rauno
- [Onni Tommila](https://cinepixo.com/people/onni-tommila) as Pietari
- [Ilmari Järvenpää](https://cinepixo.com/people/ilmari-jarvenpaa) as Juuso
- [Tommi Korpela](https://cinepixo.com/people/tommi-korpela) as Aimo
- [Per Christian Ellefsen](https://cinepixo.com/people/per-christian-ellefsen) as Riley
- [Risto Salmi](https://cinepixo.com/people/risto-salmi) as nimismies

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Official site: http://www.rareexportsmovie.com/
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/rare-exports-a-christmas-tale-2010
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