Santa Hrájkus: A Fairy Tale

New Year is approaching, which means it's time.to revise your favorite New Year's and Christmas movies. If you are already bored with the "Irony of Fate", "Wizards" and "Alone at home", why not look at something new? For example, a two-part film "Santa Hrájkus: A Fairy Tale"

"Santa Hryakus" is a film adaptation of the novel of the same name Terry Pratchett. The action takes place in the Flat World. Time is approaching Scarecrow, the most anticipated holiday (as we have - Christmas or New Year). The houses are decorated with garlands made of paper sausages, and the children are wondering: what kind of gift will the good Santa Hryakus put in their socks?

But this year before Strashdomstvo something is going wrong: Santa Hrykus ... gone!! This jeopardizes not only Strathdom, but the whole Flat World: if children stop believing in Santa Hryakus, the sun will never rise again!

The search for the old man is done by wizards led by Probably Choodakulli, Archangel of the Unseen University, servant Albert, Susan Hundred Gelithic - cold-blooded governess and part-time - the granddaughter of Death. By the way, exactly Of death (which in the Flat World of the male) is to replace Santa-Khryakus and carry the gifts to the children.

Information about the film

Name: Santa Hrájkus: A Fairy Tale
Original name: Hogfather
Year: 2006
A country: United Kingdom
Genre: fantasy
Producer: Vadim Jean
Scenario authors: Vadim Jean, Terry Pratchett
Cast:David Jason, Mark Warren, Michelle Dockery, DavidWarner, Tony Robinson, Nigel Plainer, Peter Guinness, Steven Marcus, Craig Conway, Rodrigue Meiller, Sinead Matthews, Ian Richardson, Neil Pearson, Nicholas Tennant, Richard Katz, and others.
World premiere: 17 December 2006
DVD release: November 25, 2008
Duration: 185 minutes (2 episodes)

Interesting Facts

This is the first adaptation of Terry Pratchett's book on Flat World. Following it in 2008 was filmed "Color of Magic", and in 2010 - "Opposition".

An episodic role (Toy affairs master, appearing at the end of the film) was performed by Terry Pratchett himself.

Arthur White, who played the role of Ernie, the driver of the Tooth Fairy, is the brother of Sir David Jason, who played the servant of Death - Albert.