The Night My Dad Saved Christmas

The Night My Dad Saved Christmas

2023 · 95 min · ★ 5.6 · Comedy, Family

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.

Directed by Joaquín Mazón · Written by Francisco Arnal

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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
Ruth Armas Médica Póker
Raúl Yuste Eduardo
Meri Anglés Elfa
Joaquín Reyes Monitor Reserva Natural

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