A Boy Called Christmas (2021)
An ordinary young boy called Nikolas sets out on an extraordinary adventure into the snowy north in search of his father who is on a quest to discover the fabled village of the elves, Elfhelm. Taking with him a headstrong reindeer called Blitzen and a loyal pet mouse, Nikolas soon meets his destiny in this magical and endearing story that proves nothing is impossible…
Director: Gil Kenan
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Henry Lawfull as Nikolas |
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Michiel Huisman as Joel |
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Stephen Merchant as Miika (voice) |
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Maggie Smith as Aunt Ruth |
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Sally Hawkins as Mother Vodol |
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Jim Broadbent as King |
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Toby Jones as Father Topo |
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Kristen Wiig as Aunt Carlotta |
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Rune Temte as Anders |
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Zoe Colletti as Truth Pixie |
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Indica Watson as Little Noosh |
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Sinéad Phelps as Member of Crowd 3 |
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Philip Lenkowsky as Hessu |
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Peter Hosking as Some Elf |
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Perveen Hussain as Loka |
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Abiola Ogunbiyi as Mother Harcus |
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Kendrick Roger Ong as Big Hunter |
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Rishi Kuppa as Little Kip |
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Joel Fry as Matt |
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Carol MacReady as Mother Gerri |
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Isabella O’Sullivan as Andrea |
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Eden Lawrence as Patrick |
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Ayomide Garrick as Moppet |
Sound | Dario Marianelli | Original Music Composer |
Sound | Glenn Freemantle | Sound Designer |
Sound | Ben Barker | Sound Designer |
Production | Ol Parker | Executive Producer |
Writing | Ol Parker | Writer |
Costume & Make-Up | Ruth Myers | Costume Design |
Art | Julia Dehoff | Art Direction |
Production | Graham Broadbent | Producer |
Art | Gary Williamson | Production Design |
Production | Peter Czernin | Producer |
Directing | Gil Kenan | Director |
Writing | Gil Kenan | Writer |
Sound | Andrew Caller | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
Production | Celia Duval | Co-Producer |
Production | Ron Halpern | Executive Producer |
Production | Diarmuid McKeown | Executive Producer |
Editing | Peter Lambert | Editor |
Costume & Make-Up | Hana Kučerová | Costume Supervisor |
Art | Kevin Woodhouse | Supervising Art Director |
Art | James Price | Supervising Art Director |
Art | Stephen Swain | Art Direction |
Sound | Brendan Nicholson | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
Art | Guy Bradley | Art Direction |
Production | Dan MacRae | Executive Producer |
Production | Vaclav Mottl | Line Producer |
Camera | Zac Nicholson | Director of Photography |
Visual Effects | Glen Pratt | Visual Effects Supervisor |
Costume & Make-Up | Graham Johnston | Makeup Designer |
Visual Effects | Alison Griffiths | Visual Effects Producer |
Visual Effects | Marcus Armitage | Animation Director |
Sound | Nick Freemantle | Sound Effects Editor |
Art | Radek Hanák | Art Direction |
Art | Kiera Tudway | Art Direction |
Art | Sarah Ginn | Assistant Art Director |
Writing | Matt Haig | Author |
Production | Matt Haig | Executive Producer |
Production | Didier Lupfer | Executive Producer |
Editing | Richard Ketteridge | Editor |
Production | Joe Naftalin | Executive Producer |
Production | Ben Knight | Executive Producer |
Visual Effects | Joanna Nodwell | Visual Effects Producer |
Art | Lili Lea Abraham | Assistant Art Director |
Art | Holly Thurman | Set Decoration |
Visual Effects | Stuart Penn | Visual Effects Supervisor |
Art | Natascha Matzat | Set Designer |
Art | Seeta Lingam | Art Direction |
Visual Effects | Daniel Hazeltine | VFX Artist |
Art | Magdalena Novakova | Art Direction |
Art | Petr Zizala | Art Direction |
Visual Effects | Alexander T.H. Browne | VFX Artist |
Art | Laura Gurney | Assistant Art Director |
Art | Natálie Kalendová | Set Designer |
Art | Miroslav Pazdera | Set Designer |
Costume & Make-Up | Jennifer Lander | Costume Supervisor |
Costume & Make-Up | Martin Sobek | Set Costumer |
Production | Sharon Titmarsh | Producer |