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directed by Richard Friedman. Written by Sean Chipman and

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, the film features an ensemble cast that includes

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, Aaron Perilo, Scott Bailey and Neraida Bega in leading roles. Set during an abnormal heatwave in

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on Christmas Eve, the film revolves around multiple characters whose lives intersect before, during and after a liquor store robbery.

Plot

A botched robbery leads down a destructive path for a detective (Bailey) attempting to reconcile with his estranged mother (Humes), a coming-apart-at-the-seams amateur photographer (Paul), his vindictive and murderous fiancée (Bega), her secret lover (Perilo) and a mall Santa (Close) struggling to remain sober.

Cast

as David Carlisle *

as Randall Edwards * Neraida Bega as Sasha Harrington * Aaron Perilo as Jason Houston * Scott Bailey as Chris Dejesus *

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as Maggie DeJesus *

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as Barrett Hill * Alex Fernandez as Detective Ambrozik * Vince Lozano as Vincent * Mark Adair-Rios as James Anderson * Linda Burzynski as Detective Thomas * Sara Castro as Kasey Edwards * Anthony Emerson as Matthew Winslow * Bethany Carol as Lena * Carlene Moore as News Reporter

Production

Development

Originally conceived as a short film in 2010, ''Christmas Crime Story'' was the brainchild of Sean & Robert Chipman. The script went through development problems as, at two different points, the original script file had become corrupted and the file lost. In 2012, the screenplay was completed and uploaded to an online screenwriting site, SimplyScripts, and was found in May 2016 by director Richard Friedman. With Richard Friedman aboard to direct the film, changes in the script were requested, including: updating the setting from a small Massachusetts town to Los Angeles and updating the conditions from a blizzard to a heat wave. The film is produced by Markus Linecker, Richard Friedman and Vince Lozano.

Filming

Filming began on December 2, 2016 in Los Angeles, California and concluded on December 14, 2016.

References

External links

* 2017 films 2017 crime drama films 2010s Christmas drama films American crime drama films American Christmas drama films Films set in Los Angeles Films shot in Los Angeles 2010s English-language films 2010s American films English-language crime drama films English-language Christmas drama films {{Christmas-film-stub