Sint- 2010

 

"Sint" is a 2010 Dutch dark comedy horror film, directed by Dick Maas about Sinterklaas, the character on which the Anglo-Saxon Santa Claus is based. 

It begins in 1492, on December 5th, when we witness the former bishop Niklas and his gang ransacking a peasant village. The villagers finally had enough after they stole, murdered, and caused complete carnage.

Before setting fire to Niklas' ship, they attack and kill the gang. He and the rest of the gang burn to death, but they don't stop. Every full moon on the December 5th following, they return from the grave to seek revenge.

Then, we move on to 1968, when it is December 5th and there is a full moon. A young boy, Goert, and his family were murdered by Niklas and the Zwarte Pieten. The boy survives and grows up to become a police officer. He waits for the next full moon on December 5th.

You would think he was the star of the movie, but he isn't . Instead that role goes to Egbert Jan Weeber as Frank. A young man who accidentally becomes involved in the Sinterklaas assault on Amsterdam when his friends are killed by the killer bishop.

The police are incapable of understanding what is going on, let alone dealing with the merciless ghosts, as the bodies begin to mount up. Frank must team up with Goert (Bert Luppes) in order to save Christmas and stop the murder. The acting is solid and the occasional comedic moments work well together. 

The effects aren’t amazing but they’re pretty good and there is plenty of gleeful goriness to enjoy.

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