A Boy Called Christmas (2021)

Case 04.11.2021

This British Christmas film was partly shot in Lapland, Finland. The movie is directed by Gil Kenan from a screenplay by Ol Parker and Kenan. It is based on the 2015 book of the same name by Matt Haig. The movie received funding from Finland’s audio-visual production incentive.

A Boy called Christmas

Poster, copyright: StudioCanal

Movie Details

Country of Origin: United Kingdom
Director: Gil Kenan
Production companies: StudioCanal, Netflix
Writers: Ol Parker (screenplay by) Gil Kenan (screenplay by) Matt Haig (based on the book by)
Stars: Henry Lawfull as Nikolas, Jim Broadbent as Father Vodell, Zoe Colletti as The Truth Pixie, Sally Hawkins as Mother Something, Michiel Huisman as Joel, Toby Jones as Father Topo, Maggie Smith as Aunt Ruth
Finnish Locations: Lapland

News on This Site

A story behind making of A Boy Called Christmas in Finland with comments from the writer Matt Haig and director Gil Kenan can be found here.