Terror seizes the Arctic region when a man's reindeer herd is mysteriously slaughtered and his son grows curious about a strange excavation project taking place nearby. After the icy dig turns up a well-preserved, wizened man, local children begin to go missing and suspicions mount that the reanimated senior might turn out to be an evil incarnation of Santa Claus. Bizarre, scary, and funny thriller from Finland stars Onni Tommila, Jorma Tommila, and Peeter Jakobi. 82 min. Widescreen; Soundtracks: Soundtracks: English and Finnish DTS HD 5.1 Master Audio, Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital stereo; Subtitles: English; bonus shorts "Rare Exports Inc." (2003), "Rare Exports: The Official Safety Instructions" (2005); featurettes; photo gallery; theatrical trailer. In English and Finnish with English subtitles. Also includes the bonus feature "Santa Claus Conquers The Martians. " Two-disc set.

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SKU: B11701

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Category:: Foreign
Director:: Jalmari Helander
Rated:: R
Color:: Color
Format:: Widescreen
Closed Captioned:: No; Cast: Jorma Tommila, Onni Tommila, Tommi Korpela, Per Christian Ellefsen, Rauno Juvonen, Peeter Jakobi, Jonathan Hutchings, Risto Salmi, Ilmarii Jarvenpaa
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