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The Guardians of Christmas (2025)

Trying to discover who now presides over the winter holidays in Ukraine, three legendary gift-givers - Saint Nicholas, Santa Claus, and the ancient Spirit of Winter - race to grant little Vira’s every wish. But Vira, embittered, demands that Christmas be wiped from existence. Instantly, carols and holiday cheer vanish from the city and from everyone’s memory, leaving only sorrow in their place. Stripped of their magic and turned into ordinary mortals, the three must join forces to avert the Armageddon unleashed by Christmas’s disappearance, and to restore Vira’s faith in miracles and hope for a bright future.

  • Comedy
  • Fantasy

Top billed cast

  • Photo of Ivan BlindarIvan Blindar
  • Photo of Mykhailo KukuyukMykhailo Kukuyuk
  • Photo of Stanislav BoklanStanislav Boklan
  • Photo of Arina TregubArina Tregub
  • Photo of Kateryna KuznetsovaKateryna Kuznetsova
  • Photo of Roman LutskyiRoman Lutskyi
  • Photo of Dmytro SovaDmytro Sova
  • Photo of Serhiy KorshykovSerhiy Korshykov
  • Photo of Oleh ScherbynaOleh Scherbyna
  • Photo of Tina KarolTina Karol

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