A Christmas Tale

2005 1h 15m ES

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6.4

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★6.4TMDB · 76

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Synopsis

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Cubelles, Spain, Christmas 1985. Five friends make an unexpected discovery in the forest: a woman disguised as Santa Claus trapped in a deep hole dug in the middle of nowhere.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Maru Valdivielso
Rebeca Expósito
Christian Casas
Koldo
Roger Babià
Peti
Pau Poch
Tito
Daniel Casadellà
Eugenio
Ivana Baquero
Moni
Elsa Pataky
Ekran
José Torija
Charles

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Paco Plaza
Writers: Luiso Berdejo
Languages: Spanish
Countries: Spain

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1 / 8

RUNTIME

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Tight 75-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 21 years ago.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Paco Plaza, shot by Javier Salmones. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Roque Baños. 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 David Gallart 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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Maru Valdivielso and Christian Casas and Roger Babià carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0450827 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 76 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Paco Plaza directs. Javier Salmones behind the camera. Roque Baños scores. David Gallart cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Spain. Dialogue in Spanish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 75-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Released 21 years ago.
3Directed by Paco Plaza, shot by Javier Salmones. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Roque Baños. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor David Gallart shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Maru Valdivielso and Christian Casas and Roger Babià carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0450827 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 76 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
9Classified under 10 themes, including "santa claus", "male friendship", "children gang", "geek".