Santa Swap: Merry Christmas Mr. Andersen

2016 [NORWEGIAN]

Adventure / Comedy / Family

2
IMDb Rating 6.4/10 10 1034 1K

santa claus christmas

Plot summary

Carpenter Andersen and Santa Claus makes a deal which saves Christmas for them both.

Director

Terje Rangnes Photo
Terje Rangnes

Top cast

Trond Espen Seim Photo
Trond Espen Seim as Snekker Andersen
Jan Oscar Juvkam Wiedom Photo
Jan Oscar Juvkam Wiedom as Eldste Nissegutt
Anders Pedersen Photo
Anders Pedersen as Sverre
Ella Lockert Photo
Ella Lockert as Tone
720p.BluRay 1080p.BluRay
646.15 MB
1280*536
Norwegian 2.0
NR
Subtitles no  
25 fps
1 hr 10 min
Seeds ...
1.29 GB
1920*804
Norwegian 5.1
NR
Subtitles no  
25 fps
1 hr 10 min
Seeds 2

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by henrispenris 9 / 10

A new favorite that honors the original

This movie is a modern take of a christmas classic that has been shown on Norwegian tv since 1973. The original is a very sweet little old-style cartoon story, just 15 minutes of pure christmas spirit. Being almost as old as the original, I've watched it countless times, and love it dearly, to the point of not wanting to see this modern movie version. But finally I gave in and watched this film. And I must say, I am so pleasantly surprised, the movie is lovely!! It honors the original 100%, all the quotes from the original is there, Santa's family get all their wishes from Snekker Andersen, but the story is expanded to give more context. The new bits of the story include a stressed-out housewife that's sick of her husbands christmas antics, two older siblings trying to prove that santa isn't real, and a backstory of how the christmas wish/present distribution actually works. And santa in this story is not the American Santa Claus, but a Norwegian Julenisse living in the forest. The most moving new part is the part where Snekker Andersen gets a revisit/explanation for a particular christmas eve in his childhood. That part includes the only change to a detail I could identify: Grandpa Claus gets a walking cane in the original story, but in this one it is changed in a way that helps tell a story.The movie is set in the sixties, with wonderful detail in interior style etc. The only part i really didn't care for in that regard was the lighted decorations they placed on the roof of the house, that was very much NOT a thing back then, and it ruined the atmosphere from the outdoor sceenes a bit.Finally: Anders Baasmo Christensen is perfect as Santa. Took me a while to realise it was him, it is very well done. And the Hedmark dialect is done beautifully, only minor changes in wording at times, probably to make it more understandable to modern-day kids.I don't know if this movie is the instant classic with those who aren't familiar with the original. But for me, it was an instant favorite that will go onto the "must-watch" list for christmas, together with the originals of Popelko and Reisen til Julestjernen.
Reviewed by VinFurr 10 / 10

Best christmas movie i have watched

This is one of the best christmas movie i ever have watched. The movie has a cozy atmosphere, a good family-friendly story and the movie can make everyone think that you will never be too old to belive in Santa Claus. The beginning of the story will tell you why carpenter Andersen loved/belived in Santa Claus like noone else, but one christmas something special happens... At some point of the movie some of you may feel a strange (but good) feeling of a mixture of a magical and a cozy atmosphere. The movie later ends in a fun way that suits very well with a popular christmas song for childrens (in Norway) that will be played when the staff credits comes right after the end of the movie.Merry Christmas!
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