A Boy Called Christmas: book adaptation about young Nikolas who becomes Father Christmas through a great adventure.
Plot and background
Nowadays all children and adults know Father Christmas. Big-bellied and grey-bearded, he gives presents to all the good children in the world just in time for Christmas. But a long time ago, Nikolas (Henry Lawfull) was a little boy himself. Together with his father Joel (Michiel Huisman) he grows up in a simple wooden hut in Finland. When his father leaves to find the legendary city of Wichtelgrund, Nikolas is supposed to stay with his strict Aunt Carlotta instead.
But the boy is anything but happy at his aunt’s and sets off on his own to the far north. With the help of the cute mouse Miika (voiced by Sascha Grammel), he not only meets an elf, a nasty troll and real elves in the snow, but even flying reindeer! But Mother Wodel (Sally Hawkins) runs a sinister regime in Wichtelgrund.
Get a foretaste in the trailer:
“The Boy Called Christmas” – background, release, cast
In 2015, the novel of the same name “A Boy Called Christmas” by Matt Haig was published and took the hearts of young and older readers by storm. It was only a matter of time before a film studio expressed interest.
On 18 November 2021, the magical adventure of the young Father Christmas Nikolas awaits us in German cinemas with “A Boy Called Christmas”; in other countries, the Christmas film will be released exclusively on Netflix. With Gil Kenan (“Monster Hunter”), an Oscar-nominated director was engaged, and Kenan and Ol Parker (“Best Exotic Marigold Hotel”) will write the screenplay.
The cast is led by numerous stars, both big and small. Up-and-coming star Henry Lawfull (“Les Miserables” 2018) embodies the young Father Christmas. With Michiel Huisman (“Haunted Hill House”), Jim Broadbent (“Moulin Rouge”), Maggie Smith (“Harry Potter” series), Kristen Wiig (“Bridal Alarm”), Sally Hawkins (“The Shape of Water”), Toby Jones (“Tribute to Panem”), Rune Temte (“Captain Marvel”), Zoe Margaret Colletti (“Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark”) and Indica Watson (“Sherlock”), the children’s book is fabulously adapted into other roles.
