The Santa Claus Gang Explained

The Santa Claus Gang
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Director:	Paolo Genovese
Starring:	Aldo, Giovanni & Giacomo
Country:	Italy
Language:	Italian
Runtime:	100 minutes

The Santa Claus Gang (Italian: La banda dei Babbi Natale) is a 2010 Italian Christmas comedy film directed by Paolo Genovese.^[1]

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
• as Elisa
• 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
2011	Nastro d'Argento	Best Actress	Angela Finocchiaro		^[2]
		Best Comedy	Paolo Genovese
		Best Score	Franco Serafini and Massimiliano Pani

See also

• List of Christmas films

Notes and References

1. Web site: La banda dei Babbi Natale . 2 May 2021 . MYmovies.it . it.
2. Web site: La banda dei Babbi Natale Premi vinti e nomination . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210502194856/https://www.comingsoon.it/film/la-banda-dei-babbi-natale/48107/premi/ . 2 May 2021 . 2 May 2021 . ComingSoon.it . it.