''In Bed with Santa'' ( sv, Tomten är far till alla barnen, "Santa is the father to all the children") is a Swedish

black comedy Black comedy, also known as dark comedy, morbid humor, or gallows humor, is a style of comedy that makes light of subject matter that is generally considered taboo, particularly subjects that are normally considered serious or painful to discus ...

film which was released to cinemas in Sweden on 26 November 1999, directed by

Kjell Sundvall Kjell Gösta Sundvall (born 31 March 1953) is a Swedish director/producer. Sundvall has directed a series of films about the police officer Martin Beck (played by Peter Haber). Selected filmography * 2015 - ''Prästen i paradiset'' * 2015 - ...

. A German remake was made in 2007 under the title '' Messy Christmas''. A French remake was made in 2014 under the title '' Divin Enfant'' A Finnish remake was made in 2019 under the title ''Täydellinen joulu''.

Plot

Sara invites her ex-husbands and their new families to celebrate Christmas with her and her husband Janne. Sara has always wanted to have a baby with Janne, and at the dinner table she reveals the news: she's pregnant. The only problem is that Janne had a

vasectomy Vasectomy, or vasoligation, is an elective surgical procedure for male sterilization or permanent contraception. During the procedure, the male vasa deferentia are cut and tied or sealed so as to prevent sperm from entering into the urethra and ...

two years ago, without Sara knowing it. The secret starts to spread among the guests, and in no time everyone knows but Sara. The party heads for a complete disaster. Who's the real father?

Cast

Katarina Ewerlöf Annette Elsa Katarina Ewerlöf (born 28 December 1959) is a Swedish actress. She began acting in theater when she was 13 years old at Vår teater, a children's theater in Stockholm. Ewerlöf was educated at the theater university at the Stockho ...

as Sara *

Peter Haber Peter Alexander Haber (born 12 December 1952) is a Swedish actor. His father was German, his mother Swedish. He grew up in Skåne, Sweden, and in Remscheid, Germany. In 1987 he was hired by the Stockholm City Theatre where he was active until ...

as Jan *

Jessica Zandén Anna Jessica Zandén (born 28 March 1957) is a Swedish actress. She has appeared in more than 50 films and television shows since 1983. She is the sister of actor Philip Zandén. Selected filmography * ''Freud's Leaving Home'' (1991) * '' The ...

as Rita *

Leif Andrée Leif Allan Andrée (born Leif Allan Johansson 29 January 1958 in Stockholm) is a Swedish actor. Andrée has been engaged at Teater Galeasen, Riksteatern, Chinateatern, Stockholm City Theatre and Unga Riks. Films *''Kvinnorna på taket'' (1 ...

as Åke * Nina Gunke as Eva *

Dan Ekborg Dan Peder Clemens Ekborg (born 23 November 1955) is a Swedish actor. He is the son of actor Lars Ekborg and older brother of actor Anders Ekborg. He has starred in many of the Swedish ''Jönssonligan'' films. He is also the Swedish voice for H ...

as Gunnar * Lena B. Eriksson as Anne *

Anders Ekborg Jon Anders Ekborg (born 9 October 1960) is a Swedish actor and singer who has performed the roles of Karl Oskar in '' Kristina från Duvemåla'' and Freddie Trumper in ''Chess'', two musicals that were written by former ABBA members Benny Anders ...

as Thomas * Inga Ålenius as Signe * Carl Kjellgren as Erik *

Helena af Sandeberg Helena Beata Maria af Sandeberg (Solna, 1 September 1971) is a Swedish actress. Early life Helena af Sandeberg was born on 1 September 1971 in Solna, Stockholm County, Sweden and grew up in Rotebro, Stockholm County, Sweden. She studied at Söd ...

as Marika *

Alexandra Dahlström Lena Marina Alexandra Dahlström (born 12 February 1984) is a Swedish actress and film director. Career Dahlström gained international attention in 1998, after starring as "Elin" in the film '' Show Me Love''. For this, she won the Guldbagge ...

as Jeanette *

Stina Rautelin Stina Agnes Elisabeth Rautelin (25 October 1963 – 26 April 2023) was a Finnish-Swedish actress. She is best known for her role as Lena Klingström in the television series about Martin Beck. She spoke both Swedish and Finnish. Rautelin died i ...

as Helena * Suzanne Reuter as Carina * Per Burell as Mats *

Kajsa Ernst ''Kajsa'' Anna-Karin Linnéa Ernst, (born 4 August 1962) is a Swedish actress. She started acting at the age of sixteen at Nöjesteatern in Malmö and studied at Teaterhögskolan in Malmö. After graduating she worked for ten years at Helsingborg ...

as Pauline *

Lamine Dieng Lamine is a given name and a surname. Lamin is the local name for Al-Amin (a title given to the prophet Mohammed which means "the trustworthy"). Notable people with the name include: *Ould Lamine Abdallah (born 1929), French former long-distance r ...

as the bus driver * Ester Sjögren as Elin * Tin Love Carlsson as Rickard * Lisa Ambjörn as Johanna * Sally Frejrud Carlsson as Liselotte * Viktor Schotte as Daniel * Molly Larsson as Patricia * Joel Cronström as Benny * Jill Johansson as Josefin * Neshwan Bakhet as Gustav

References

External links

* *{{IMDb title 1999 films 1990s black comedy films Swedish black comedy films Swedish Christmas comedy films 1990s Swedish-language films Films directed by Kjell Sundvall 1990s Christmas films 1999 comedy films 1990s Swedish films