Beanie / Kapa
Slovenia, Luxembourg, Croatia, Slovakia 2022
Directed by Slobodan Maksimović, family/adventure, 85 min, eng subtitles, 7+
Written by Saša Eržen
With Zala Djuric, Ajda Smrekar, Gaj Crnic, Kaja Podrebersek
Erik is a 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 film was co-produced by the Luxembourg production company Wady Films.
With the support of the Film Fund Luxembourg