The Santa Claus Gang

The Santa Claus Gang
Film poster
Italian	La banda dei Babbi Natale
Directed by	Paolo Genovese
Starring	Aldo, Giovanni & Giacomo
Release date	17 December 2010 (2010-12-17)[1]
Running time	100 minutes
Country	Italy
Language	Italian

The Santa Claus Gang (Italian: La banda dei Babbi Natale) is a 2010 Italian Christmas comedy film directed by Paolo Genovese.[2]

Plot

During Christmas Eve, Aldo, Giovanni and Giacomo are arrested for home burglary. As the three were dressed as Santa Claus, the police think they are the Santa Claus Gang, a group of wanted thieves. During the night, they narrate a small but significant portion of their lives during the interrogation, until the real Santa Claus Gang is caught.

Cast

• Aldo Baglio as Aldo
• Giovanni Storti as Giovanni
• Giacomo Poretti as Giacomo
• Angela Finocchiaro as Irene Bestetti
• Giovanni Esposito as Benemerita
• Sara D'Amario [it] as Elisa
• Silvana Fallisi [it] as Monica
• Antonia Liskova as Veronica
• Lucia Ocone as Marta
• Mara Maionchi as Giovanni's mother-in-law
• Giorgio Colangeli as Veronica's father
• Cochi Ponzoni as Terlizzi
• Massimo Popolizio as the junk dealer
• Remo Remotti as the tramp

Accolades

Year	Award	Category	Recipient(s)	Result	Ref.
2011	Nastro d'Argento	Best Actress	Angela Finocchiaro	Nominated	[3]
		Best Comedy	Paolo Genovese	Nominated
		Best Score	Franco Serafini and Massimiliano Pani	Nominated

See also

• List of Christmas films

References

1. Genovese. "La banda dei Babbi Natale". Cineuropa (in Italian). Retrieved 2 May 2021.
2. "La banda dei Babbi Natale". MYmovies.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2 May 2021.
3. "La banda dei Babbi Natale Premi vinti e nomination". ComingSoon.it (in Italian). Archived from the original on 2 May 2021. Retrieved 2 May 2021.

External links

• The Santa Claus Gang at IMDb