Genre: Feature film for children
Directed by: Slobodan Maksimović
Screenplay by: Saša Eržen
Producer: Ida Weiss
Co-production countries: Slovenia, Croatia, Denmark, Sweden
Number of points: 86 (threshold: 80 for feature films, 77 for low capacity countries)

Erik is an nine-year-old boy, living in a youth home because of his problematic parents. Beanie is his nickname. His only wish is to go home for Christmas. Instead, he gets to spend the holiday with a wealthy family and their seven-year-old daughter Mina, who wishes for a puppy and a sister. In the middle of the night, Erik and Mina encounter Santa in the family’s living room, but he is in fact a thief in disguise. Full of hopes, they hide in his car, but the fake Santa gets rid of them in the middle of the city. They embark on an extraordinary adventure…

The project was developed at the Cinekid Script Lab and Scenarnica.

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