| Director | Gil Kenan |
|---|---|
| Genre | Christmas film, family film, fantasy film, film based on a novel |
| Runtime | 106 min |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Box office | $3.8 million |
On Christmas Eve, Andrea, Moppet, and Patrick, whose mother has died recently and whose father Matt is leaving for an urgent task for work, are put in the care of their mother's Aunt Ruth who tries to entertain the children by telling a Christmas tale. 13-year-old Nikolas and his father Joel, a woodcutter, live in the forest.