Fluentiama Perfect cast and a good story

BroadcastChic Excellent, a Must See

Dynamixor The performances transcend the film's tropes, grounding it in characters that feel more complete than this subgenre often produces.

Hadrina The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

JLRVancouver "Rare Exports" is a clever, fun, Christmas themed horror-film from Finland. The cryptic title and incongruous ending refer to the short "Rare Exports, Inc." from which this feature-length film was spun-off (worth watching in its own right). Briefly, people are once again digging where they shouldn't be digging and a wrathful Christmas spirit is awakened. Pietari (Onni Tommila) is the 'little child that leads', as he tries to tell his friends and father what dwells beneath the mountain. At times comic, at other times grim, the clever story unfolds as mysterious events in the remote Lapp town begin to coalesce the night before Christmas, and there is a great 'twist' leading up to the climatic confrontation with the evil that is Santa Claus. Note: content warnings may refer 'full-frontal male nudity', which is present but completely non-erotic.

moviesmaniax A completely original with a grisly twist on the origin of Santa Claus. Rare Exports is a black comedy and horror film that really takes time to build-up its creepiness with decent performance and a brilliant climax twist that guarantees itself a cult classic. There are barely any GORY scenes here so don't go in expecting that. The SCARE is build up quite well but it's still more of a tension than an actual scare here and it might turns some people off due to its slow-pacing but there's still some humors along the way as well. Overall, if you are looking for a unique horror film to watch on Christmas and not some gory cheesy slasher one then this film is definitely worth a try.>>B<<

bowmanblue I didn't know what to expect from this - it had a reasonable bit of exposure for a foreign film (yes, it has subtitles), but I couldn't quite figure out what it was about.It's basically a horror film from Finland. However, horror films generally yield to certain clichés allowing you to guess what's going to happen from the start. Here's the newsflash - this one will keep you guessing as to where the story's heading.It's got a bit of black humour, but it's basically the alternative to all those cutesie Disney movies where children sit on a smiling Santa's knee.Russian businessmen have dug up 'the real' Santa Claus. Guess what, soon they wish they hadn't.Overall, it's a great little gem, however the first half is pretty slow. The second half picks up a lot and is worth the wait. If you fancy something a little different that's very dark and can put up with the subtitles, give this one a try (just don't show it to your small child - it'll scar them for life).http://thewrongtreemoviereviews.blogspot.co.uk/

Armand bitter story. dark humor. new version of an old story. seductive for the science of mixture. and for a remarkable performance of young Onni Tommila. a film about courage and wise childhood,about adults and their lost of basic signs perception. ironic, almost sarcastic, seductive and clever, it is a good film against its imperfections. and key is courage and science to use a mythology in a different manner. result - a puzzle and a special end. and the interesting fact is to be a Finnish story not only for team or production, script and actors but for its essence. a risky work with smart result. maybe, not exactly a Chrismass movie but useful as a bitter comedy with its own taste.