Santa Claus's Dark Side
Synopsis
On the morning of December 24, Christian, an out-of-work dad, realizes that there are no gifts underneath the Christmas tree. Confronted by his financial anoexeria, he decides to go into town to sell two hens and a cock in order to earn enough to offer his nine-year-old daughter a lovely surprise. Christian has only a few hours to complete his Christmas mission!
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Actors (16)
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- Executive Producer : Kalanoro
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- Executive Producer : Georges-Alain Bourly
- Screenwriter : Laurent Pantaléon
- Director of Photography : Jean-Philippe Grosset
- Music Composer : Frédéric Joron
- Assistant Director : Laurent Bouvier
- Editor : Laurent Pantaléon
- Sound Recordist : Christophe Robert
- Line Producer : Georges-Alain Bourly
- Assistant Operator : Pierre Gaudens
- Camera Operator : Raphaël Hamouda
- Production Manager : Georges-Alain Bourly
- Sound Editor : Christophe Robert
- Continuity supervisor : Laurent Bouvier
- Production Designer : Patrice Goddet
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- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Comedy
- Themes : Family, Society
- Production language : Creole
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2016
- Runtime : 29 min 59 seconds
- Visa number : 144.434
- Visa issue date : 28/06/2016
- Production formats : Digital creation
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 16/9
- Audio format : Stereo
- Rating restrictions : None
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A Town Called Panic: The Christmas Log (2013), by Vincent Patar & Stéphane Aubier
The year’s end celebrations are coming. Christmas : the tree, the dinner, the presents. Indian and Cowboy are expecting their presents eagerly. Overexcited by the organisation of the celebration, they fight and destroy the Yule log on which Horse was putting the last touch. Horse is livid and cancels the gifts from Santa Claus. How will they win back the favours of Horse and The Old Bearded Man? How will they retrieve their gifts ? For Indian and Cowboy begins a long, very long Christmas Eve.
🎄🎁 This new episode of cult animated series ‘A Town Called Panic’ was selected for festivals around the world, and notable gathered the Audience First Prize at the Bologna
Future Film Festival in Bologna.
It was nominated for the 2015 César for Best Animated Short Film.
