A Sunburnt Christmas

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.

Cast

Daniel Henshall

as Daryl

Lena Nankivell

as Daisy

Eadan McGuinness

as Tom

Tatiana Goode

as Hazel

Sullivan Stapleton

as Dingo

Ling Cooper Tang

as Mum

Natasha Wanganeen

as Nurse

Chris Duncan

as Corrections Officer #1

Alirio Zavarce

as Leonard Schostakowski

William Walker

as Sick Balloon Kid

Reviews

Peter McGinn

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...

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