In Bed with Santa (Swedish: Tomten är far till alla barnen, "Santa is the father to all the children") is a Swedish black comedy film which was released to cinemas in Sweden on 26 November 1999,[1] directed by Kjell Sundvall. A German remake was made in 2007 under the title Messy Christmas.[2] A French remake was made in 2014 under the title Divin Enfant[3][4] A Finnish remake was made in 2019 under the title Täydellinen joulu.

In Bed with Santa
Swedish DVD cover
Directed byKjell Sundvall
Screenplay byMonica Rolfner
Produced byBörje Hansson
StarringKatarina Ewerlöf
Peter Haber
Jessica Zandén
Dan Ekborg
Leif André
Edited byThomas Täng
Distributed bySonet Film
Release date
  • 26 November 1999 (1999-11-26) (Sweden)
Running time
95 minutes
CountriesSweden, Norway, Finland
LanguageSwedish

Plot

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Sara invites her ex-husbands and their new families to celebrate Christmas with her and her husband Janne. Sara has always wanted to have a baby with Janne, and at the dinner table she reveals the news: she's pregnant. The only problem is that Janne had a vasectomy two years ago, without Sara knowing it. The secret starts to spread among the guests, and in no time everyone knows but Sara. The party heads for a complete disaster. Who's the real father?

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References

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  1. ^ "Tomten är far till alla barnen" (in Swedish). Swedish Film Database. 26 November 1999. Archived from the original on 18 October 2016. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  2. ^ Elley, Derek (28 November 2007). "Messy Christmas". Variety. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  3. ^ "DIVIN ENFANT Bande Annonce du Film". YouTube. Archived from the original on 28 April 2023. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  4. ^ "Merry Christmess! (Divin enfant)". Cineuropa - the best of european cinema. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
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