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 | |
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 Swedish DVD cover | |
| Directed by | Kjell Sundvall |
| Screenplay by | Monica Rolfner |
| Produced by | Börje Hansson |
| Starring | Katarina Ewerlöf Peter Haber Jessica Zandén Dan Ekborg Leif André |
| Edited by | Thomas Täng |
| Distributed by | Sonet Film |
Release date |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
| Countries | Sweden, Norway, Finland |
| Language | Swedish |
Plot
editSara 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?
Cast
edit- Katarina Ewerlöf as Sara
- Peter Haber as Jan
- Jessica Zandén as Rita
- Leif Andrée as Åke
- Nina Gunke as Eva
- Dan Ekborg as Gunnar
- Lena B. Eriksson as Anne
- Anders Ekborg as Thomas
- Inga Ålenius as Signe
- Carl Kjellgren as Erik
- Helena af Sandeberg as Marika
- Alexandra Dahlström as Jeanette
- Stina Rautelin as Helena
- Suzanne Reuter as Carina
- Per Burell as Mats
- Kajsa Ernst as Pauline
- Lamine Dieng as the bus driver
- Ester Sjögren as Elin
- Tin Love Carlsson as Rickard
- Lisa Ambjörn as Johanna
- Sally Frejrud Carlsson as Liselotte
- Viktor Schotte as Daniel
- Molly Larsson as Patricia
- Joel Cronström as Benny
- Jill Johansson as Josefin
- Neshwan Bakhet as Gustav
References
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ Elley, Derek (28 November 2007). "Messy Christmas". Variety. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
- ^ "DIVIN ENFANT Bande Annonce du Film". YouTube. Archived from the original on 28 April 2023. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
- ^ "Merry Christmess! (Divin enfant)". Cineuropa - the best of european cinema. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
