2023 - 68th Edition
Special Screenings, Miniminci (en)

LA NAVIDAD EN SUS MANOS

Joaquín Mazón
Spain, Mexico
 - 2023

What would happen if one year Santa couldn’t keep his gift-delivering Christmas Eve appointment with all the children in the world? ‘La Navidad en sus manos’ a fun and endearing comedy for the whole family set in the days before Christmas and on Christmas Eve itself. An original twist on Christmas films featuring an insane adventure in which snowmen, Christmas carols, reindeer, presents, elves and, of course, the indispensable Santa Claus all play a part. A story about the most beloved person from the North Pole and an essential figure for children, as well as a great protagonist in the history of cinema, this time played by Santiago Segura.

Joaquín Mazón

Director and producer born in 1976 in Madrid. After forging his career as a filmmaker directing episodes in series such as ‘Doctor Mateo’, ‘Con el culo al aire’ or ‘Allí abajo’, he debuted in feature films in 2016 with ‘Heroes Wanted’, which two years later would give rise to a television series titled ‘Cuerpo de élite’, in which he also acted as producer. In 2022 he directed ‘Two Many Chefs’ and in 2023 he released ‘De perdidos a Río’, before filming ‘The Night my Dad Saved Christmas’.

DIRECTOR
Joaquín Mazón
SCREENPLAY
Francisco Arnal, Daniel Monedero
CINEMATOGRAPHY
Alfonso Segura
SOUND
Leticia Argudo
PRODUCTION
Kiko Martínez, Ma Luisa Gutiérrez, Alvaro Ariza, Chris Hool
PRODUCTION COMPANY
NADIE ES PERFECTO, BOWFINGER INTERNATIONAL PICTURES, ESTO TAMBIÉN PASARÁ PRODUCCIONES
CAST
Ernesto Sevilla, Unax Hayden, Pablo Chiapella, Santiago Segura, María Botto, Emilio Gavira, Paulina Dávila, Vadhir Derbez
RUNNING TIME
95 min.
TYPE
Largometraje
FORMAT
Color
YEAR OF PRODUCTION
2023
VERSION
Spanish
EDAD RECOMENDADA
A partir de 9 años
COUNTRY
Spain, Mexico
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