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Abel Ferrara made a Christmas movie. Yes, it's about cocaine. Yes, it's bleak.
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'R Xmas (2001)

grime-coatedcrackling desperationholiday irony

Overview

DramaThrillerCrime

A New York drug dealer is kidnapped, and his wife must try to come up with the money and drugs to free him from his abductors before Christmas.

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Content warning
christmasnew york citykidnappingdrug dealerransom

Standout Aspects

Acting

Drea De Matteo's unraveling composure

Direction

Ferrara's handheld panic in fluorescent hellscapes

Writing

Ice-T's monologue on what Christmas really means

Best for:Solo: Late night when you hate the holidays a little·Streaming: Ferrara completists hunting his lost 00s gem
Heads up:Drug Use: Extensive cocaine use, drug culture as entire plot engine·Violence: Sudden physical brutality, implied worse offscreen
Abel Ferrara

Director

Abel Ferrara

ReleasedDec 14, 2001
Runtime1h 25m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacefast
Intensityhigh
Tonedark
Feelheavy
Budget$3M·Revenue$99.1K
StudioCanal
Pierre Kalfon Productions

Top Cast

Drea De Matteo

Drea De Matteo

Wife

Lillo Brancato

Lillo Brancato

Husband

Ice-T

Ice-T

Kidnapper

Victor Argo

Victor Argo

Louie

Denia Brache

Denia Brache

Louie's Wife

Meredith Ostrom

Meredith Ostrom

Elf 1

Janis Corsair

Janis Corsair

Shopper 1

Gloria Irizarry

Gloria Irizarry

Aunt

Nelson Vasquez

Nelson Vasquez

Niece's Husband

Roman Rivera

Roman Rivera

Felipe

Javier Nunez

Javier Nunez

Felipe's Brother

Benny Nieves

Benny Nieves

Priest

Begonya Plaza

Begonya Plaza

Tio's Wife

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

Shot in 2000 but shelved until 2001; distributor problems kept it barely seen in the US.

Cultural

Ferrara called it his 'Christmas movie' with bitter irony—his actual gift is showing capitalism eating a family alive.

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