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The Secret of the Nutcracker

5.3 (9 votes)• 2007• 87m•Released

Family Fantasy

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In this innovative version of the world famous Christmas story, The Secret of the Nutcracker tells of 12 year-old Clara's magical journey on Christmas Eve to find her father in a World War II Prisoner of War camp. Along with her mother and her two brothers, they long for some word on him, which eventually comes from an unexpected source the mysterious and magical stranger Drosselmeyer, who befriends Clara and encourages her to believe that miracles can happen.

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Languages: English

Director: Eric Till

Starring Cast: Brian Cox, Janelle Jorde, Tom Carey, Ryan Grantham, Brendan Meyer, Ricardo Hoyos

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