A Boy Called Christmas (2021)

The official trailer for A Boy Called Christmas tells an origin story for Father Christmas. On a snowy Christmas Eve, an aunt tells three children the tale of Nikolas, a poor woodcutter's son who sets off into the far north to find the fabled village of the elves and bring hope back to his kingdom. With a reindeer and a talking mouse at his side, he faces a series of dangers on the way. Henry Lawfull plays Nikolas, with Maggie Smith, Jim Broadbent, Sally Hawkins, Kristen Wiig, Toby Jones, Michiel Huisman and Stephen Merchant as the voice of the mouse. Gil Kenan directs, adapting Matt Haig's bestselling book. In the US the film premiered on November 24, 2021, and streams on Netflix.