David and the Elves (Polish: Dawid i Elfy) is Polish Christmas comedy film directed by Michał Rogalski from a screenplay by Mateusz Kuczewski and Marcin Baczyński. The film was released worldwide on Netflix on December 6, 2021.[1][2]
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Directed by | Michał Rogalski |
Starring | Cyprian Grabowski Jakub Zając Cezary Żak Monika Krzywkowska Anna Smołowik Michał Czernecki |
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Distributed by | Netflix |
Release date | December 6, 2021 |
Country | Poland |
Language | Polish |
A young boy named David (Cyprian Grabowski) lives happily with his parents (Anna Smołowik, Michal Czernecki) and grandparents in the Tatra Mountains. His family cultivates Christmas traditions. Everything changes when he moves to Warsaw with his parents, who now have much more work. On the next Christmas season a popular Santa Claus' elf named Albert (Jakub Zając) runs away from the North Pole to find David, thinking he can help him to restore his Christmas power. Albert believes that people love him, but reality turns out to be different. David and the elf go on a journey to his grandparents' house. At the same time Santa Claus (Cezary Żak) with Mrs. Claus (Monika Krzywkowska) and David's parents try to find and save them.
The movie was filmed mostly in Zakopane and Warsaw, Poland. It was released on December 6, 2021. English version is available as dubbed or with subtitles.
Common Sense Media rated it 2 out of 5 stars.[3]
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