''Christmas Coupon'' is a 2019 American romantic holiday film written and directed by

Daniel Knudsen Daniel Knudsen () is an Cinema of the United States, American film director, actor and film producer. He is also a co-founder of Crystal Creek Media. Biography Daniel Knudsen was born in Dearborn, Michigan. His father is a commercial airline p ...

. Produced by Crystal Creek Media, the film's plot follows a figure skater who falls in love with a hockey player.

Plot

The movie follows Alison Grant who is a former figure skating champion. She is now teaching ice skating lessons to children at a local rink. However, her boss cancels her classes for not bringing in enough students. After being let go by the rink, Alison starts out on her own by teaching skating lessons on a friend’s pond. Alison and her nieces hand out Christmas coupons for the new class to bring in students. One of the girls who joins brings her uncle Ivan to class with her. Ivan was Alison’s old high school sweetheart who left her years before when he received an offer to play major league hockey. Initially the two are at odds with each other, but after the cold reunion passes they start to become friends again. Eventually they rekindle their relationship and fall in love.

Cast

* Courtney Mathews as Alison Grant * Aaron Noble as Ivan Hall * Bobby Laenen as Bobby * Sheena Monnin as Lauren Holmes *

as Chris McGill * Nepoleon as Agent Kumar * Drew Jacobs as Drew Williams * Tim Kaiser as Nicholas Hodge * Justin Mane as Thomas Holmes * Tenley as Chloe Williams Courtney Mathews and Aaron Noble star in the lead roles. Mathews plays former figure skating champion Alison Grant and Noble plays the hockey player Ivan Hall. Former Miss Pennsylvania Sheena Monnin co-stars in ''Christmas Coupon.'' It is the second American film that Indian actor

Napoleon Napoleon Bonaparte ; it, Napoleone Bonaparte, ; co, Napulione Buonaparte. (born Napoleone Buonaparte; 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821), later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was a French military commander and political leader who ...

was a part of. Napoleon plays Ivan Hall’s major league sports agent in the film. ''Christmas Coupon'' includes a performance of “It’s Christmas Time Again” by Broadway singer Tom Rhoads. It also includes additional original soundtrack songs performed by Drew Jacobs and Yasmeen Suri.

Production

Principal photography Principal photography is the phase of producing a film or television show in which the bulk of shooting takes place, as distinct from the phases of pre-production and post-production. Personnel Besides the main film personnel, such as actor ...

for ''Christmas Coupon'' took place around the holiday season in 2018. Various locations near

Detroit, Michigan Detroit ( , ; , ) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is also the largest U.S. city on the United States–Canada border, and the seat of government of Wayne County. The City of Detroit had a population of 639,111 at ...

were used for filming.

Release

''Christmas Coupon'' is being distributed by Kyyba Films in India and East Asia and Crystal Creek Media in all other territories. A massive trailer launch event was held on June 29, 2019 in Chennai, India. The Dove seal of family approval was awarded to ''Christmas Coupon'' by the

Dove Foundation The Dove Foundation is an American non-profit organization based in Portland, Oregon, that issues film reviews, ratings and endorsements of movies that it considers suitable for family audiences, and that bases said reviews on Christian values. De ...

. The movie was released on December 2, 2019 following a sold out premiere event near Detroit, Michigan.

References

External links

Official website
* {{IMDb title, id=10165624, title=Christmas Coupon 2019 films 2010s Christmas films American Christmas films American drama films Films shot in Michigan 2010s English-language films Films directed by Daniel Knudsen 2010s American films