- Country: USA
- Genres: Family
- Release: 2018-11-14
- Director: Harvey Lowry
- Writers: Dave Matheny
- Language: English
- Stars: Sierra McCormick , Brighton Sharbino , Bo Derek , Shelley Long , Christopher Rich , JoeDon Rooney , Tiffany Fallon , Paula Trickey , Christian Kane , Tisha Bradford
- Runtime: 112 min
- Awards: N/A
- AKA: Un Nadal diferent (Spain) , The Christmas Trap (United States of America) , On a échangé nos Noëls (France, French Republic) , Christmas in the Heartland , The Christmas Trap , Unas Navidades diferentes (Spain) , Völlig verrückte Weihnachten (Germany) , Christmas in the Heartland (Canada) , Рождество в Хартлэнде (Russian Federation) , Christmas in the Heartland (Canada) , Christmas in the Heartland (Netherlands the) , Christmas in the Heartland (United States of America) , Southern Christmas , Christmas in the Heartland (United Kingdom)
- Plot: It's Christmas time. Kara Gentry's wealthy grandfather, Bob Gentry, who's been estranged from her father, his son Jeff, has telephoned for the first time in years, asking Kara to spend Christmas with him and her grandmother Elsa. Jessie Wilkins has been living with her Aunt Jenny since her mother's death that year--her father having never been in the picture for some unknown reason-- when her paternal widowed grandmother Judy whom she's never met, invites her to spend Christmas with her. Kara and Jessie, both 15, meet on the same Burlington, Vermont to Stillwater, Oklahoma flight, become fast friends, and learn of each other's Christmas plans--and that both are dreading them. When they learn that both are heading to the small town of Guthrie, they decide to switch places so that Kara can experience a Christmas with a more real person than what she thinks her grandparents will be like, while Jessie experiences a Christmas with all the creature comforts unlike how she was raised and unlike how she expects Grandma Judy to be. In and out in one week, no one gets caught, no one gets hurt. They are both able to pull off the ruse as their respective grandparents only know the basics of their lives. But as the week progresses, things get more and more complicated on both sides, as despite their web of lies they have somehow built a certain sense of family with people who aren't their families.
- IMDB:tt3396114
Christmas in the Heartland Cast · · · ALL
Harvey Lowry
Director
Sierra McCormick
Kara Gentry
Brighton Sharbino
Jessie Wilkins
Bo Derek
Elsa Gentry
Shelley Long
Judy Wilkins
Christopher Rich
Bob Gentry
JoeDon Rooney
Jim Wilkins
Tiffany Fallon
Sherry
Paula Trickey
Ida Beth
Christian Kane
Jeff Gentry
Betsy Hume
Gina Greystone
Chris Freihofer
Jaret
Harvey Lowry
Zachary
Mollie Milligan
Lady
Connie Franklin
Modeling Coach
Nick Swezey
Waiter / Greyhound Bus Driver
Maggie McClure
Ballroom Keyboard Player
Rebecca Brook
Santa's Helper