Ettore has spent the last five years in jail for a robbery. Once out of prison, he has nowhere to go, his wife broke up with him and doesn’t want him to meet their little daughter who was born right before he was arrested. Alone and desperate, Ettore roams the streets of Rome and meets a strange old man, Nicola. He decides to take advantage of him and rob him. But after breaking into his house, Ettore realizes Nicola doesn’t have anything worth stealing and furthermore, the old man tells him a rather stranger thing: he affirms to be Santa Claus…
Editor's Verdict
"The plot hinges entirely on the main character believing or discovering the other man is Santa Claus, which inherently ties into themes of transformation and belief often associated with Christmas. However, the primary action (robbery, desperation) happens outside the overt holiday season, and Christmas iconography seems limited primarily to the figure of Santa himself."
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