Reindeerspotting: Escape from Santaland

Reindeerspotting: Escape from Santaland

Directed by Joonas Neuvonen

Produced by Bronson Club

201084 min6.9 / 10

A raw, unflinching documentary portrait of addiction and desperation in the Arctic, following a young man's struggle to escape a cycle of drugs and petty crime.

Reindeerspotting is a documentary film of a group of young guys living in Rovaniemi, Arctic Circle, dabbling in petty crime and hard drugs. One of them, Jani, has lost five years of his life and two fingers to his debotators. He wants to leave Lapland and his old life behind. Robbing a supermarket is a start for his getaway. A few years back a documentarist, Joonas Neuvonen, was a young men living on social welfare, using drugs on daily basis. He started to film his friends and their life. This is the story of Jani.

Questions people ask

  • Is Reindeerspotting: Escape from Santaland sad? Yes, very. More sad than 98% of films.

  • Is Reindeerspotting: Escape from Santaland easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Does Reindeerspotting: Escape from Santaland end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is Reindeerspotting: Escape from Santaland scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.

  • Is Reindeerspotting: Escape from Santaland violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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54/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity32

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Surprise68

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Love65

How much audiences actually like it

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