Santa Claus Is a Stinker

Santa Claus Is a Stinker

"There was a very rude gentleman who wanted to fuck Therese!"

198288 min7.3 / 10

A frenetic, darkly comedic farce set on Christmas Eve that mines absurdity and social marginality for laughs while grappling with suicide, abuse, and existential despair.

Two neurotics, working for a suicide hotline on the night of Christmas Eve, get caught up in a catastrophe when a pregnant woman, her abusive boyfriend, and a cross-dresser visit their office.

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