A Boy Called Christmas
Netflix Nov 24, 2021
In this origin story of Father Christmas, an ordinary boy--with a loyal pet mouse and a reindeer at his side--sets out on an extraordinary adventure to find his father, who is on a quest to discover the fabled village of Elfhelm.
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Sound Mix: Dolby Digital,Dolby Atmos
Aspect Ratio: 2.35 : 1
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Country of Origin: United Kingdom,France,United States,Czech Republic,Germany
Language: English
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Plot Summary
- On Christmas Eve, Andrea, Moppet, and Patrick, whose mother has died recently and whose father is leaving for an urgent task for work, are put in the care of Aunt Ruth, an old woman who tries to entertain the kids by telling a Christmas tale. Nikolas and his father Joel, a woodcutter, live in the forest. Nikolas' mother had died two years before and Nikolas tries to take comfort every night remembering the legend of a place called Elfhelm, where a girl found a magical place inhabited by elves that helped her to survive the winter. One night a mouse tries to steal some food but his life is spared by Nikolas who calls the mouse Miika and tries to teach him to speak. One day, the King calls his subjects and promises a big reward if someone is able to find an object that would bring hope to the kingdom. Joel joins a group of hunters to try to find Elfhelm. Joel leaves Nikolas under the care of Aunt Carlotta, a selfish woman who makes Nikolas' life miserable. Nikolas finds a map that confirms the existence of Elfhelm so he decides to go to the Extreme North to find his father and give him the map. During the journey, Nikolas learns that Miika has learned to speak and this provides hope in continuing his quest. When they reach the Half Moon Forest, a reindeer who Nikolas names Blitzen allows Nikolas to mount him. The trio reaches Elfhelm but finds nothing there except for Joel's knife. Nikolas loses hope and collapses. He is found by Little Noosh and Father Topo. Father Topo, gives Nikolas a "hope spell" that allows him to recover. Father Topo informs him that he is in Elfhelm, but it is only visible to the people to believe in the place. Nikolas is able to see the place after believing in the elves and tries to stay in the town. He learns that a group of humans, including Joel, has kidnapped a small elf called Little Kip. Nikolas is sentenced to be eaten by a troll in the Dark Tower. Nikolas manages to escape with the help of a young fairy called the Truth Pixie. He then decides to try to find Joel's party and clarify the misunderstanding. In the forest, Nikolas finds a group of hunters and Little Kip, but he is trapped by the hunters and discovers his father is along with them. Joel has a change of heart and comes up with a plan. He frees Nikolas, Little Kip, and Blitzen and they run away from the hunters. Blitzen is unable to lift the sled with Joel sitting in it, so he decides to sacrifice himself to allow the trio to fly away. Nikolas comes back to Elfhelm with Little Kip and he is able to bring the little elf on time to prevent Father Topo from being punished. Little Kip's parents reward Nikolas with the elves' traditional making of toys. Nikolas then has an idea and has all the elves create a bountiful of toys and candies. Nikolas is about to ride Blitzen with the gifts when he is confronted by Mother Vodol. She sees the locket he carries with him showing the portrait of her mother, revealing that the girl who reached Elfhelm in the legend is no other than Nikolas's mother. Mother Vodol then tells him about how she lost faith in the humans when news spread in the place that the men (including Joel) took Little Kip. Nikolas tells her that his mother always remembered how overjoyed it was in Elfhelm. Nikolas goes back to the kingdom one night and he shows himself to the King, offering one of the toys. Confused, the King asks him about the meaning of the gift, leading Nikolas to bring him to all the houses in the kingdom to leave toys to the kids while trying to not disturb them. The King is moved and decides to help him. Finishing the story, Aunt Ruth explains to the kids the meaning of Nikolas's actions and she felt that one of them has already accepted the fate of their mother and is learning to live with that. The childrens' father comes back, to find to their surprise that the living room is filled with Christmas ornaments and presents. Aunt Ruth then leaves the place and throws a firecracker in the ending scene, revealing herself to be the Truth Pixie.
Storyline
- An ordinary young boy called Nikolas sets out on an extraordinary adventure into the snowy north in search of his father who is on a quest to discover the fabled village of the elves, Elfhelm. Taking with him a headstrong reindeer called Blitzen and a loyal pet mouse, Nikolas soon meets his destiny in this magical, comic, and endearing story that proves that nothing is impossible. Nikolas and his father Joel, a woodcutter, live in the forest. Nikolas' mother died two years earlier and Nikolas tries to take comfort every night remembering the legend of a place called Elfhelm. Joel joins a group of hunters to try to find Elfhelm and leaves Nikolas in the care of Aunt Carlotta. Nikolas finds a map that confirms the existence of Elfhelm, so he decides to go to the Extreme North to find his father. — Frank Liesenborgs Honest widower Joel works his tail off in their Finnish forest home to provide for doting son Nikolas, who even gets to keep mouse Miika as pet. When the king assembles the able men calling for adventurers to bring some hope back to the gloomy realm from the High North, Joel partakes and calls his wicked sister Carlotta to mind Nikolas, but the parasite exploits and practically chases boy and mouse. Nikolas sets out to find father, delighted to learn Miika can talk and help him befriend a moose, on whose back, having freed him from an arrow, they reach the mysterious northern paradise he believes depicted and sketched a route to on heirlooms from his late mother. Nothing is to be found where it leads, until a local teaches him you must believe hard enough to enter the magical village of Christmas fans. However it's in the grim grip of a wicked sorceress who bans all fun, drawing on paranoia since a local couple's kid son Kip was abducted by men. Nikolas escapes from the dungeon and discovers it's the doing of his father's rough adventurous band's doing. They free and return the boy, but Joel has to sacrifice himself to enable the magical sled to take flight. Nikolas invents the Christmas presents and gets the king's blessing. — KGF Vissers