The French comedy (originally titled Santa & Cie ), written, directed by, and starring Alain Chabat, offers a refreshing, offbeat take on the classic holiday "save Christmas" trope. Released in 2017, the film follows a disillusioned Santa Claus forced to leave the North Pole for Paris to find a cure for his 92,000 elves, who have all fallen ill just days before Christmas Eve. Plot and Premise: A Crisis of Elven Proportions
The story begins with a massive medical emergency: Santa’s entire workforce collapses simultaneously due to a mysterious virus. Desperate to find vitamin C to revive them, Santa hitches his sleigh and reindeer for an emergency landing in Paris—specifically atop the Moulin Rouge—where he is promptly arrested for trespassing. subtitle Christmas.&.Co..2017.720p.BluRay.x264....
: Chabat portrays Santa not as a jolly "ho-ho-ho" figure, but as a puzzled, somewhat impatient time traveler. He knows every child's name and childhood toy but has no concept of money or social norms. The French comedy (originally titled Santa & Cie