Young Pietari lives with his stern reindeer
herding father Rauno in artic Finland. On the eve of Christmas, a team of foreigners excavates something terrible from
a nearby mountain. Pietari believes the evil Santa of ancient local folklore
is out to punish the children who have been bad. RARE EXPORTS is
a darkly comedic retelling of the Santa Claus myth is a holiday cult classic for those who want the traditional Christmas
movie fare. This film is the solution for those who want a different type
of Christmas film and can stand a Grimm's Fairy Tale version of Santa Claus. It
does play out like an Xmas film, just in a darker way. The young
boy wants to believe in Christmas while his father is making ends meet (Rauno look like a Finnish version of Viggo Mortenson). RARE EXPORTS is a fun and dark
take on Christmas that doesn't outstay its welcome with the short running time.
SPECIAL FEATURES:
The two original very comedic RARE EXPORTS
films which lead to the feature film are included on this disc: RARE EXPORTS INC (2003) and RARE EXPORTS INC- THE OFFICIAL
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS (2005).
THE MAKING OF RARE EXPORTS: A CHRISTMAS
TALE is overlong as it takes you behind-the-scenes from rehearsals to the actual production to post-production to the film's
world premiere at a film festival.
Also on the disc are trailers of other
Oscilloscope Laboratories releases, the original Finnish theatrical trailer, a photo gallery, BLOOD IN THE SNOW- a look at
the film's concept art, and a couple of different comparisons of the film's animatics and computer effects to the finished
scenes during the film's climax.
FINAL ANALYSIS: RARE EXPORTS is the anti-Christmas film for those who don't want the same type of Christmas film
every year.
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