Animated/Feature/Out of Competition
In this innovative version of the world-famous Christmas story, The Secret of the Nutcracker recounts the magical journey of 12-year-old Clara, who sets out on the night of Christmas Eve to find her father in a World War II prisoner of war camp. Along with her mother and her two brothers, Clara and her family long for some word on their father. News eventually arrives from an unexpected source – a mysterious and magical stranger named Drosselmeyer, who befriends Clara and encourages her to believe that miracles can happen. The Secret of the Nutcracker features the music of Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky and includes four dance spectacles by the world-famous Alberta Ballet.