Who knew Santa's origin story involves kebabs, mussels, and an existential crisis?
Antonio, a filmmaker running out of ideas, has a vision of the city's patron, St. Nicholas, who asks him to make a film about his true story. So Antonio sets out on a journey in the myth's footsteps, crossing all the countries where the saint is revered. Turkey, Belgium, Holland, France, Russia, all the way to the United States, where he is better known as Santa Claus, i.e., Santa Claus. A journey in the midst of a melting pot of popular cultures and traditions, with all their contradictions, a journey through colors and religious rigor mixed together giving life to a sacred figure who is, at the same time, a consumerist model.
Direction
Director-as-protagonist spiral is gloriously unhinged and self-aware.
Writing
Script treats Saint Nick's global identity crisis like cosmic comedy.
Director
Antonio Palumbo
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
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