Ilja Rautsi’s film sets a teenager’s encounter with a vampire on Christmas Eve.
Martti uses a Santa costume to enter homes in Red Snow, where the familiar visitor’s appearance conceals a vampire. The Finnish-set story brings him into contact with sixteen-year-old Johanna on Christmas Eve. Primary source: official description and credits.
Johanna has imagined a romantic vampire encounter. The film’s premise places that expectation against Martti’s predatory conduct, making the apparent arrival of a fantasy figure the beginning of danger. Primary source: official description and credits.
Ilja Rautsi wrote and directed the film, whose original title is Punaista lunta. Bufo identifies Finland, Estonia and Sweden as the production countries. Primary source: official description and credits.
The cast includes Hannu-Pekka Björkman, Anni Iikkanen, Kari Hietalahti, Tommi Korpela and Krista Kosonen. Kerttu Hakkarainen is credited for cinematography and Hans Appelqvist for the score. The Santa disguise is the specific device through which the holiday setting becomes part of the vampire’s access to other people. Primary source: official description and credits.