Set in a small Finnish village near the North pole, a group of men discover what they think is the real Santa Clause. Unbeknownst to them, he is an ancient, evil spirit punishing naughty children. Rare Exports is a dark and clever horror tale with a minimalistic plot, decent performances, and a thrilling atmosphere. Lacking common horror movie tropes, this independent feature shines because of its witty plot and its great use of music to highlight the more thrilling scenes.Overall 7/10 Full review on movie-discourse.blogspot.de

No disrespect to the Hollywood holiday crap, but that kind of masterpiece would have never been made in the US and that's the beauty of European cinema. The moment I saw certificate 15 on a movie with little kid on the poster, supposedly about Christmas, I was intrigued and it delivered from start to finish. You won't find the commercial "Coca Cola" Santa in this and you won't get any heart-warming family crap about Christmas - it is dark, intense and full of emotion piece of art that can only be made outside the US. Of course one should not show it to their 7-8 year olds, but while it is being described as a horror by some, it is more of a thriller type of movie, closer to Orphan than Hostel. The acting is superb and Onni Tommila leads a small but exceptionally committed cast, directed to perfection.

this movie definitely surprised me at how well rounded it was. The acting was all very good from the adults to the outstanding actor who played Pietri. The kid was great. The whole vibe of the movie had both a quirky and creeping feeling to it. The kid was constantly afraid of Santa and the precautions he takes were very amusing and tongue in cheek funny. There were also some offsetting depressing vibes that made you care about the characters and I was not expecting that. The emotions in this film are so widespread that it definitely stands out as above average Christmas film, not even just a Christmas horror which is the reason why I watched it. This is a great Christmas movie to watch with the whole family or just by yourself.

This movie was thoroughly disturbing. I can withstand the storyline to a point, right up until they show one of "Santa's Elves." They are naked old men, and I MEAN FULL DONG NAKED. Don't watch this "Santa" movie with your kids, this is not a children's movie. Maybe in Finland it's normal for kids to see full grown men naked... Everything up to that was OK, no amazing special effects, just one CG moment when you see "Santa" in a huge frozen block of ice. He doesn't even get unfrozen to interact with the plot at all. Sorry about the spoilers, I tried to reveal as little as possible, unlike the people who thought it was sensible to make a Santa movie with dozens of naked men in it. There's another classification for those kinds of movies: Gay Porn.