Stan releases a trailer for its very Aussie holiday film A Sunburnt Christmas – which promises to bring plenty of laughs and festive cheer
It might not be your regular Christmas film, but Stan Original movie A Sunburnt Christmas is sure to bring plenty of laughs and even a few tears along the way.
The trailer, which dropped on Thursday, sees the lives of a struggling single mum and her children turned upside down when a stranger dressed as Santa Claus crashes into their property.
The teaser starts off by introducing criminal Daryl (Daniel Henshall) who is chained to a hospital bed, as a voice-over proclaims: ‘The patient is regarded as dangerous.’
Festive flick: It might not be your regular Christmas film, but Stan Original movie A Sunburnt Christmas is sure to bring plenty of laughs and even a few tears along the way. Pictured: actor Daniel Henshall
Daryl then manages to steal a Santa Claus suit off an impersonator and makes his getaway in a van filled with toys, before crashing into the family’s property.
Tricking two youngsters, Daisy (Lena Nankivell) and Tom (Eaden McGuinness), into believing he is really Santa, he ropes them into helping him find a bag of money that he’d tried to steal.
After being caught by the kids’ teenage sister Hazel (Tatiana Goode), who is aware of their mother’s struggles to pay the bills following the death of her husband, the children come up with a deal to split the cash.
Fun and games: The trailer sees the lives of a struggling single mum and her children turned upside down when a stranger dressed as Santa Claus crashes into their property
Busted: Teenager Hazel (played by Tatiana Goode) conspires to help a criminal dressed as Santa recover a haul of stolen cash – so she can split the money and support her single mum
‘You know I never meant to drag you into this, but when we find the cash then we can both get our fresh start,’ Darryl tells Hazel.
Their hunt for the money seemingly brings the unlikely group closer together.
‘We got a saying on this farm, family is what you make it,’ says the mother, who is played by Ling Cooper Tang.
Family: Their hunt for the money seemingly brings the unlikely group closer together
Chock full of jokes and heartfelt moments, A Sunburnt Christmas is the perfect movie to bring some much-needed festive cheer to Aussie homes
The trailer then cuts to the mobster whose money Darryl stole, and he seems determined to do whatever it takes to hunt down Darryl and get his cash back.
And it appears that a final showdown will take place on the family’s farm as the revenge-driven mobster turns up with a gun in hand.
Chock full of jokes and heartfelt moments, A Sunburnt Christmas is the perfect movie to bring some much-needed festive cheer to Aussie homes.
The film’s director, Christiaan Van Vuuren, said in a statement: ‘I hope this movie is a Christmas present to all Australians after such a hard year.’
A Sunburnt Christmas is available on Stan from December 11
Just in time for the holidays: A Sunburnt Christmas is available on Stan from December 11