The Advent Calendar

The Advent Calendar

Will you live until Christmas this year?

2021•1h 44m•6.7/10

HorrorThrillerDrama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.7/10(395)

Eva, an ex-dancer, is now living in a wheelchair, unable to walk. When her friend Sophie gives her an old wooden antique advent calendar before Christmas, she realizes each window contains a surprise that triggers repercussions in real life: some of them good, but most of them bad... Now Eva will have to choose between getting rid of the calendar or walking again… even if it causes death around her.

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Production

Sombrero Films, Siddhi Films, Frakas Productions, ZED, RTBF, VOO, BeTV

Language

FR

Status

Released

Release Date

Trailers & Videos

Cast

Eugénie Derouand

Eugénie Derouand

Eva

Honorine Magnier

Honorine Magnier

Sophie

Clément Olivieri

Clément Olivieri

William

Janis Abrikh

Janis Abrikh

Antoine

Cyril Garnier

Cyril Garnier

Boris

Vladimir Perrin

Vladimir Perrin

Thomas

Jérôme Paquatte

Jérôme Paquatte

John

Laura Presgurvic

Laura Presgurvic

Myriam

Isabelle Tanakil

Isabelle Tanakil

Agnès

Jean-François Garreaud

Jean-François Garreaud

Eva's Father

Olivier Bonjour

Olivier Bonjour

Aloïs Hoffman

Elsa Erroyaux

La malade de l'hôpital

Jeanne Lambert

Jeanne Lambert

La serveuse du parc

Fabio Zenoni

Fabio Zenoni

Le suivant

Stéphane-Henry

L'homme dans le minibus

Amanda Druart

La joggeuse

Tidène Harouna-Coquelet

Le bébé

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