THE CLAUS FAMILY (Theatrical Release Belgium 2020)

Ben Meyers’ rating: 3.5|5.0 Starsììì

The Claus Family—cute and sweet—presents a small twist on the Santa Claus story but does not have that freshness that an audience hopes for in a Christmas story. The storyline is a light, run-of-the-mill piece that is clean and decent for a child’s bedtime watch. The concept, as presented, needs a bit of rewriting to make the film pop. It is what it is…an easy-on-the-mind watch.

Film Poster Courtesy of Google Images 

Storyline 

Who is Santa? This movie explains it all. 

Additional Thanks 

Thank you to Director Matthias Timmermans for directing effort. Thank you to Producer Dingie for making the film possible. Characters/cast include: Noel Claus (Jan Decleir), Jules Claus (Mo Bakker), Holger (Stefaan Degand), Gunna (Eva van der Gucht), Suzanne (Bracha van Doesburgh), Het (Sien Eggers), Ikka (Josie Huisman), Oma (Renee Soutendijk), Ella (Pommelien Thijs), Stef (Wim Willaert), Farid (Issam Dakka), Inbreker (Tom De Beckker), Dokter (Mieke De Groote), and Assa (Janne Desmet). 

Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe? 

No. It is a sweet idea but the adult audience may find it a struggle to finish the movie. 

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Ben Meyers