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New Sky Christmas movie ‘a fairytale for our times’ – director

A new Christmas movie due to hit the small screen has been described as a “fairy tale for our times”.

Sky’s The Heist Before Christmas, starring James Nesbitt, tells the tale of two young brothers from a family who don’t have much money, who meet two Santa Clauses in the woods.

Nesbitt paid tribute to his young colleagues Bamber Todd, who plays 12-year-old Mikey Collins, and Joshua McLees, who plays seven-year-old Sean, for bringing magic to the screen.

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