
Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale(2010)
Young Pietari lives with his reindeer-herding father in arctic Finland. On the eve of Christmas, a nearby excavation makes a frightening discovery and an evil Santa Claus is unleashed…


“Finland's greatest horror film!”
A newly-married woman becomes frustrated as her husband, a reindeer herder for an Arctic village, spends much of his time away. Desperate for affection, she visits a shaman who offers a potion that makes her irresistibly desirable, with unexpected and deadly results.

Mirjami Kuosmanen
Pirita / Maarita

Kalervo Nissilä
Aslak

Åke Lindman
Forester
Jouni Tapiola
Niila

Arvo Lehesmaa
Tsalkku-Nilla

Tyyne Haarla
Older Woman (uncredited)

Kauko Laurikainen
Man in Laplander's Hut (uncredited)

Pentti Irjala
Speaker (uncredited)
Evald Terho
Pirita's Father (uncredited)

Heimo Lepistö
Wealthy Man (uncredited)
The White Reindeer is a fantasy, horror film released in 1952 exploring themes of vampire, reindeer, shaman, folklore, folk horror, arctic. Directed by Erik Blomberg, it stars Mirjami Kuosmanen, Kalervo Nissilä, Åke Lindman. A newly-married woman becomes frustrated as her husband, a reindeer herder for an Arctic village, spends much of his time away. Desperate for affection, she visits a shaman who offers a potion that makes her irresistibly desirable, with unexpected and deadly results.
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