The Night My Dad Saved Christmas

2023 1h 35m ES

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5.6

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★5.6TMDB · 36

ComedyFamily

Synopsis

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What would happen if, one year, Santa Claus was forced to cancel his Christmas Eve appointment with the world’s children?A few days before Christmas, the famously cheerful and magical giver of gifts has an accident on his sleigh, right in the middle of Madrid. He ends up in hospital, which is where he’ll have to stay until after Christmas. Fortunately, the guy he’s sharing a room with at the hospital, Salva, is willing to step in and take on his all-important Christmas work. But it won’t be easy… the Christmas countdown clock is ticking and Salva has to find the reindeer, learn to fly the sleigh and, the most difficult part of all… learn to be a good person.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Santiago Segura
Papá Noel
Pablo Chiapella
Rafita
Ernesto Sevilla
Salva
Unax Hayden
Lucas
María Botto
Pilar
Emilio Gavira
Rami
Paulina Dávila
Esther
Vadhir Derbez
Martín

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Joaquín Mazón
Writers: Francisco Arnal, Daniel Monedero
Languages: Spanish
Countries: Spain

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ERA

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Released 3 years ago.

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2 / 8

CRAFT

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Part of the "La Navidad en sus manos - Colección" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Joaquín Mazón, shot by Alfonso Segura. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Francisco Lorenzo Alonso. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Jani Madrileño shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Santiago Segura and Pablo Chiapella and Ernesto Sevilla carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt23037846 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 36 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Joaquín Mazón directs. Alfonso Segura behind the camera. Francisco Lorenzo Alonso scores. Jani Madrileño cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Spain. Dialogue in Spanish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 3 years ago.
2Part of the "La Navidad en sus manos - Colección" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Joaquín Mazón, shot by Alfonso Segura. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Francisco Lorenzo Alonso. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Jani Madrileño shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Santiago Segura and Pablo Chiapella and Ernesto Sevilla carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt23037846 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 36 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.