A Sunburnt Christmas
This very Australian comedy is not your typical cliché Christmas movie
2020 | 91m | English
Popularity: 0.4 (history)
| Director: | Christiaan Van Vuuren |
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| Writer: | Elliot Vella, Gretel Vella, Timothy Walker |
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| The lives of a struggling family are upended when a runaway criminal dressed as Santa Claus crashes onto their property. A wily teenager seizes the opportunity to save the farm—and bring her fractured family back together. | |
| Release Date: | Dec 11, 2020 |
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| Director: | Christiaan Van Vuuren |
| Writer: | Elliot Vella, Gretel Vella, Timothy Walker |
| Genres: | Crime, Family, Comedy |
| Keywords | christmas, santa |
| Production Companies | Every Cloud Productions, Highview Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 07, 2026 Entered: Apr 20, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Daniel Henshall | Daryl |
| Lena Nankivell | Daisy |
| Eadan McGuinness | Tom |
| Tatiana Goode | Hazel |
| Sullivan Stapleton | Dingo |
| Ling Cooper Tang | Mum |
| Natasha Wanganeen | Nurse |
| Chris Duncan | Corrections Officer #1 |
| Alirio Zavarce | Leonard Schostakowski |
| William Walker | Sick Balloon Kid |
| Brendan Cooney | Corrections Officer #2 |
| James Smith | Joe |
| Lizzie Hay | Maryanne |
| Matt Vesely | Clyde Dandy |
| Jonathan Coleman | Radio Announcer #3 (voice) |
| Tiffany Lyndall-Knight | Senior Constable Wendy Madigan |
| Mitchell Butel | Constable Greg Madigan |
| Christiaan Van Vuuren | Worker #1 |
| Johnny Hallyday | Worker #2 |
| Ian Callahan | Worker #3 |
| Ewen McMorrine | Gabe |
| Nathan O'Keefe | Jason Raley |
| Ester Michelsen | Nurse #2 |
| Connor Clark | Christmas Dinner Guest |
| David John Clark | Christmas Dinner Guest |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Elliot Vella | Writer |
| Gretel Vella | Writer |
| Timothy Walker | Writer |
| Iain Pirret | First Assistant Director |
| Shannon Crotty | Second Assistant Director |
| Joel Brown | Third Assistant Director |
| Thomas Clark | Lighting Technician |
| Ella Kroning | Second Assistant Camera |
| Chris Lever | Grip |
| Matt Richardson | Key Grip |
| Mathew Schmidt | Lighting Technician |
| Isabelle Senior | Grip |
| Matan Tatarko | Best Boy Grip |
| Jules Wurm | "B" Camera Operator |
| Christiaan Van Vuuren | Director |
| Dylan River | Director of Photography |
| Tapio Liukkonen | Foley Artist |
| Amanda Brown | Original Music Composer |
| Damien Lane | Original Music Composer |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| 2024 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| 2024 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 2 |
| 2024 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 2 |
| 2024 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| 2024 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2024 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| 2024 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| 2024 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Boy am I glad I heard about this movie and snagged it for our viewing. It is an instant holiday classic in this house, and I am sure we will watch it every Christmas. This is partly just because I think it is a funny, fast moving movie. The characters we are supposed to like are either quite lika ... ble or else they grow on you, and the bad guy is equally easy to root against. The plot isn’t remarkable by itself, but the scenes that make it up are terrific. There are a couple of plot twists to keep you hopping. We also like it because this is as close as we have seen to an atheist Christmas movie. It even closes with part of a Tim Minchen song during the credits. There is some violence here, though most is almost cartoon violence rather than graphic stuff. The language also veers towards swearing at times, so you will need to use your best judgement for young children. A Sunburnt Christmas will definitely make our annual holiday viewing list!