12 Toys of Christmas (2025) Movie Script
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- Olivia.
Didn't think your desk could
get any more Christmasy,
and yet you've proven me wrong.
- It's the most wonderful
time of the year.
What's wrong with
wanting it to be perfect?
- I'm not sure why I'm surprised.
Every time they play
Bing Crosby on the radio,
you go Christmas crazy,
visions of candy canes dance
in your head and distract you.
- I wouldn't say that-
- Distract you from
things like our meeting
that was supposed to start 10 minutes ago.
Oh.
Just a little something to
bring in the Christmas cheer.
- Sorry, I don't have any hot
cocoa to offer you in return.
- Oh, don't worry.
I have plenty at my desk.
- I was kidding.
- Yeah, right.
Me too.
- So what are your holiday plans?
- Same as always.
Go to my mom's, get into my PJs,
turn on all the Christmas movies,
and turn off my phone until the new year.
What about you?
- I'll be going to London.
I'll visit our offices there
and then tuck myself into
a hotel for the duration.
Got a lot to get through.
- You're working?
I just got word that the old toy designer
for Laszlo Horvath's next Bobita film
backed out of their contract.
There is an opportunity to
just scoop up the rights,
but if you're too busy
making merry to help-
- I can do it.
Really?
I used to love Laszlo Horvath's movies.
You see my grandmother,
she's from Hungary,
so she'd just completely
wear out those old tapes.
I even slept with a Bobita
stuffy until I was...
Until I was a totally normal age
to give up stuffed animals.
- So you'd be in it for the nostalgia,
not angling to be the new
head of product development?
- Well, a promotion wouldn't hurt.
This is a huge account, Olivia.
- But?
- Sitting here now,
I'm just not sure you're
right for the job yet.
Let me think about it.
- Think about it.
She'll think about it.
I'll give her something to think about.
- Olivia.
- Listen, I'm in a bit of a bind at work.
Do you have those old Bobita toys
that Nagymama and Nagypapa
used to bring me from Hungary?
I, I don't think so, but-
- Okay.
That's okay.
I guess I'll just ask Nagymama
to bring me some when she
comes in town for Christmas.
- That's what I wanted
to talk to you about.
Your grandmother just called me.
She's, she's pretty sick.
- She is?
- Yeah, and apparently
she can't fly alone.
So she said she was very
happy to stay in Pecs,
but with it being her
first Christmas alone
without your nagypapa.
- Mom, don't worry.
I'll take care of it.
Call you later. Bye.
Hey, Francesca?
Hey, Francesca?
Francesca, is the next Bobita movie
going to be set in Hungary?
- Of course.
- Then what if I went to Hungary?
You know, for inspiration?
Do you think I could do the
pitch to Laszlo Horvath then?
- Oh.
- Hi, are you my driver?
- Hilarius.
- Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to offend.
- No, this is my name.
This is a traditional
Hungarian name.
- Right. Sorry, I'm jet lagged.
- No problem.
Your mother couldn't
reach your grandmother,
so you are going to be a
surprise for her.
Are you ready? You have everything?
Well, once I get the signal working,
then I'll be all set.
- Okay. Welcome to Hungary.
You will love it here.
The Christmas market, the langos.
Oh, I'll take that one.
- Okay.
- Yeah.
Give it to me, yes.
So the Christmas market,
langos, the goulash.
The goulash, the culinary gift-
- Oh.
- Of the Lord himself.
- Thank you.
- It's okay.
Oh.
- Now if you look to your left, this is a,
this is a nature preserve.
It's, it's so beautiful.
Even in the winter, don't
you think?
- So, I'm guessing you
don't have internet out here
or 4G signal?
What? What?
Hungary is the, is the
country of the future.
4G, 5G, central heating,
all the modern conveniences.
I, I own a factory myself
and it's so modern,
we have Thai food.
Can you imagine?
- It's just that,
well, I have no internet connection
and I kind of need it.
I'm trying to pitch a toy
line to Laszlo Horvath and-
- Laszlo Horvath?
The Laszlo Horvath?
- Yeah.
The guy with the little Bobita?
He's a Hungarian icon!
He is our best ambassador.
- Well, I can't pitch the toy
line to him without internet.
See my problem?
- Let me tell you something.
I know a man.
I will drive you there
and we will get you back on
the phone with Laszlo Horvath
in no time at all.
- Oh, wow.
I forgot how gorgeous Pecs is.
I haven't been here since
I was a teenager, you know?
- Why so long?
- When I was a kid, I
always came with my parents
and my siblings, but then,
I don't know, I got busy.
Oh.
- College then work.
Again with work.
There's room in life for more
than just work, don't you think?
For joy, for simplicity.
But if you are not sure about that,
maybe this visiting Pecs,
we'll change your mind later?
- Oh, I'm not staying very long.
I'm just here to pick up my grandmother
and take it back to the
States for Christmas.
That's a night or two, tops.
We will see about that.
So just a moment and I will
show you your phone guy.
He's a genius with this stuff.
Fixes everything at my factory.
- Oh.
- Andras, Andras, where are you?
You are never around when I need you.
- I'm coming, old man.
I'm coming.
- There he is.
So nothing to worry about? See?
- Yeah, I see.
- So what is it now?
Trying to recruit me
for your shadow Christmas
market campaign again?
Don't listen to him.
He knows nothing.
- You are trying to
overthrow Magdalena's rule
as the Christmas market queen.
Don't deny it.
- No, I don't deny
that I'm trying to make more improvements,
but I don't want to talk
about it in front of Olivia.
- Olivia.
Oh, you must be Magdalena's
granddaughter, right?
- That's me.
- Hey.
- Hi.
So does everyone know everyone here?
- Welcome to Pecs.
Anyway, I'm Andras.
- Hi.
Are you two done?
- It's easy if you
follow the instructions.
- If you can read Hungarian.
- Didn't Magdalena make
you learn the language?
- I only saw her when she
came to the US for Christmas.
- See if my phone was working,
I could just run that
through a translation app.
- Another American is glued to her phone.
- I have a good reason.
- That's just what my
daughter says every time
when I catch her playing on her tablet.
Do you play the little game
with the hot Cookie Coco, Olivia?
- I don't have to play it, Andras.
I made it.
- That's what I tried to tell you.
Olivia is going to make toys
for Laszlo Horvath's new film.
- Exactly.
And if you can't help me with my phone,
then tons of little children
just like your daughter might have to go
without their favorite
games and toys next year.
- It might be good for
the children and you?
May I?
- Go ahead.
- It's good to see you in Pecs.
Your grandmother has missed you so much,
especially after last year.
- I would've come sooner, but...
Work, I'm sure?
But don't worry,
we all have been looking
after her, haven't we?
- Yes, yes, yes.
She's practically workshopped
in this town where we are.
Workshopped.
Do you know this word workshopped?
- Worshiped, you mean.
- Oh yeah. Thank you.
- Oh, I'm actually just excited
to get her home for Christmas.
- And here you are.
5G and everything.
- What did I tell you, Olivia?
Oh, popular lady.
- Yeah, that is the sound of millions
of children having very merry Christmases.
Hey, tell you daughter,
I added tons of points to
her Cookie Coco account
as a little thank you
for helping me fix this.
- I appreciate the offer,
but it might be better
to be away from the screens
for a while, don't you think?
- Here we are.
Your grandmother's cottage
and your grandfather's, God rest his soul.
So is everything how you remember?
- Better.
Smaller too.
Well, I was really short growing up,
so everything just seemed huge.
Oh no, I can get my own bags.
- No man in Pecs is going to
let a lady carry her own bag.
- Oh.
- It's unthinkable.
Nicholas would never bring me presents
with that kind of shabby behavior.
Magdalena, you must get down from there.
- Nagymama, what are you doing up there?
You're sick.
- Olivia! My little Olivia!
Just one minute, I will be down.
- I didn't think that she'd look so good.
- Good and crazy, between you and me.
There's no reason why she should be
out and about doing all of this labor.
It's dangerous at her age.
At any really.
- Olivia, my little Olivia.
Oh, what a surprise.
What are you doing here?
What are you doing up a ladder?
- I was trying to add more decorations.
- No, no, no. You need
to take care of yourself.
Why aren't you inside sitting by the fire?
- Because the moment I do,
you will try to take over
the Christmas market.
- Yes, yes, yes, yes.
He wants to take over as president,
but hell will freeze over
before I let that happen.
- No, no, no. I only
want to look after you.
This Christmas market presidency
is too much work for your
advanced and regal age.
- Hilarius, if you love the
Christmas market so much,
go there and allow me to see
my granddaughter in peace.
- Absolutely. Certainly.
- Thanks for the ride.
- It's okay.
- Shall we go inside?
- Come inside.
Oh, you have to tell me everything.
Ooh.
- So Mom really didn't call you?
- Oh, maybe she did.
But the message machine,
it's always jammed up.
Before you offer it, no,
I don't want any of that new technology.
No LED, cellphones, 4K nonsense.
Just the beautiful basics.
- Even if I did wanna get you a cellphone,
apparently I'm hopeless with them.
When I arrived, my sim card
wasn't working so Hilarius
had to find some random guy
in town to help me with it.
- A man? Who?
- He was some guy.
- Some guy, that's a very strange name.
- I don't remember his name.
But even if I did, I wouldn't tell you.
- And why not?
- Because nosy old grandmothers
like trying to set up their granddaughters
with handsome men.
- Now we're getting somewhere.
He was handsome.
And what else?
Tall?
- Strong.
Oh, he carried a whole Christmas
tree with his bare hands.
- Sounds like my kind of man.
- Nagymama.
- Well, a woman can look, can't she?
- And I think his name,
it was something like-
- Andras!
- And he lives next door.
Great.
- Hey, Magdalena,
how is the prettiest girl
in all of Pecs today?
- Lost my title, I'm afraid.
My granddaughter is in town.
You'll have to come
over later to meet her.
I just baked a fattoush.
- No need, we have already met.
We'll be happy to help you
with the fattoush though?
See you later.
- Bye!
I'm only saying he's handsome.
He's a good father and he
needs a new love in his life.
- We met for like, 30 seconds, Nagymama.
- Many good marriages
have started with less.
I fell in love with your
grandfather at a single glance.
- I miss him.
- Me too.
Me too.
But how lucky we were to have known him.
And how happy to know
that he would love
seeing us here together,
celebrating Christmas again.
And when you're finished,
you can help me make the makos beigli.
You used to love it when you were little.
Oh, let me help you.
No, no. I
have things well in hand.
- But you're sick.
You need someone to look after you.
I mean, you are, aren't you?
Nagymama, I just thought
you were putting on this big show for me,
pretending to feel all better
so that I wouldn't worry.
- I never imagined that
you would come here.
Why not?
- Because you're always so busy.
You have this big life and I didn't-
- So why did mom think that you were sick?
- Because I told her this little fib.
- Well, you have got to untell it.
Everyone was so worried about you.
No, the minute we get home,
you are sitting everyone down
and you are telling them the truth.
- I won't be doing that, Olivia.
I will tell them the
truth, but in my own time.
- Fine, you can just explain everything
on the way to the airport.
Let's just go and get your bags packed.
- I don't need any bags.
- Oh, please.
You always take at least three
full of presents for everyone.
- Because I am not going
to America for Christmas.
I'm staying right here in Pecs.
Muesli cookie?
- What do you mean you're not
coming home for Christmas?
- Just what I said.
Besides, I am home for Christmas.
- But the family, everyone
is waiting for you.
- Your mother has three children.
17 nieces and nephews, two grandchildren,
your silly man of a father
to contend with this Christmas.
She will have her hands full
without me cluttering her kitchen.
Besides, there's so much to do here.
Everyone in town looks
forward to my makos beigli.
I won't disappoint them on that.
And the Christmas market, it
would fall apart without me.
If you think I'm going to
leave Hilarius in charge,
you've got another thing coming.
- Magdalena, I think that might be flour.
- What? No, that...
Ha ha! It is flour.
Oh, look at that.
Well, maybe they won't notice.
Or I can give them to Hilarius
and really make him think
I'm a senile old lady.
Yes!
Now, how long are you going
to stay for Christmas?
- Nagy, I have to go back home.
Mom will miss me and I
have this work thing.
- Americans, you and your-
- Oh, and before you say
you Americans and your work,
you should know that the
toys I'll be pitching
for are for Laszlo Horvath's next movie.
Laszlo used to be good,
but since he went to Hollywood
and he got all of this
modern bells and whistles,
he is not so good anymore.
No one wants to see a
computer generated Bobita.
- Actually, a lot of
people like his CGI Bobita.
He's made a lot of money from it.
- Money, as if money's
the most important thing.
And as for CGI, ha!
Sometimes the old ways are the best.
- Oh, like the old ways of putting flour
instead of powdered sugar on the desserts.
- Fine. Fine, I'll start over.
Even Hilarius doesn't
deserve this.
Now you go call your mother.
I am sure you're dying to.
Just not in the house, you know my rules.
- Yes, ma'am.
- Psst, psst.
Psst, psst.
- Oh, hi there.
- I'm good, America you?
- Yeah, probably better than you.
- Probably.
- I'm Emma.
- I'm Olivia, nice to, um, shout at you.
- Are you trying to use your phone?
- Yeah, my nagymama doesn't
like me using it in the house
and I need to call my mom.
- My dad doesn't need either.
Come on, come up here.
- I'm not really dressed
for climbing trees.
- It's easy and probably your best option.
Magdalena will throw goulash
on you if you break her rules.
- Oh.
Isn't this the most adorable
little Christmas retreat?
- Thanks, Magdalena helped me with it.
- Really?
Wait, she can get up here?
- Oh yeah. Easy.
- Wow, I'm learning so much
about my grandmother this trip.
- I am going to play my game.
You can call your mommy if you want.
Thanks.
- Olivia.
Hey, how's it going?
- Are you in a barn?
- No, your brothers are just
here for Christmas pancakes.
You know how they get.
It's the only time of year
The whole wide world turns upside down
There.
Now, when are you and
grandmother getting in?
- That's the thing, Mom.
Nagymama doesn't want to
come home for Christmas.
- What do you mean she
doesn't want to come back?
Is she that sick?
- No. No, she's not sick.
She fibbed.
She's been out here climbing trees
and baking sweets for the whole town
and running an entire Christmas market.
It's the opposite of what I expected.
- I mean, I'm glad she's okay.
But you have to get
her here for Christmas.
- She doesn't want to.
- Olivia, you know she
lost her husband last year.
This is her first Christmas without him.
She shouldn't be alone.
- You're right.
- You need to get her
here, whatever it takes.
This Christmas should be as
distraction free as possible.
- I'll try my best, Mom.
I know you will.
Mom, gotta go. Gotta go.
Here they are, two
little screen addicts.
- I'm not addicted.
I'm connected to the
global marketplace of ideas
via an endless network of
instant information access.
Did you hear about this
on one of your podcasts?
- No, I read about it on Time's website.
They have a kids edition.
I see.
And was it before or
after you got a high score
in the Cookie Coco game?
Well, what do you have
to say for yourselves?
- Please don't blame her.
It's all my fault.
- I believe it, Mrs. I
build addicting games,
can't get away from the phone.
- Okay, first of all, it's Miss.
Okay, Miss I build addicting games.
I mean, Miss Olivia.
And second of all,
I had a very good reason to
be making that phone call.
- What was that? Chatting
up Laszlo Horvath?
- Laszlo Horvath?
- You know Laszlo Horvath?
- Emma, why don't you go to Magdalena?
See if she needs any help in the kitchen.
Put your Cookie Coco skills
to real life use?
- Oh, and make sure she doesn't put flour
on the makos beigli again.
- Does she do that a lot?
'Cause I just caught her
doing it a minute ago.
- Yeah, and I'm starting
to think it's intentional.
She likes to keep us on
our toes, your Magdalena.
- Keeping me on my toes is right.
I came here to take her
back home for Christmas
because she said she was sick.
And now not only is she not sick,
she's not coming back with me.
And my mom is freaking out
and I don't know what to do.
- And this was your phone call?
My mom doesn't want her
to be alone this Christmas.
I don't either.
- Who says she's alone?
- I just, I wish I knew what
was holding her back, you know?
And then I could fix it
and then she would know
that it's okay to come home.
- Well, I think I have an idea about it.
- Really? You do?
Nagypapa's workshop?
- Yep.
I haven't been
here since I was a kid.
- Welcome back.
- Oh, wow.
You came here a lot?
I was something of
your grandfather's assistant.
He was a very good man to look up to.
He helped me through some tough times.
So did Magdalena.
- That's really nice to hear.
- See, I'm not all bad.
Just a screen time Grinch.
- I'm sorry.
What you do with your
phone is your own business.
I was only teasing you, but
when it comes to my daughter,
you know, I just can't understand
how she can love her technology so much
when there is all this waiting for her.
The imagination, the wonder, the artistry.
- Nagypapa was so good at that,
creating magic out of nothing.
- That's right.
Which is why I brought you here.
Your grandmother,
she wants to stay here
in Pecs for Christmas.
And this might explain it.
- These are gorgeous.
But what do they have
to do with my nagymama?
- Every year, your grandfather
created 12 toys to give away,
not just any toys but special ones,
and not just to any
people, but special people.
He'd spend the week before Christmas,
the week before seeing you in America,
giving the toys away to
those who truly deserve them.
His only way of playing Santa Claus.
And I believe that this is
what your nagymama is holding onto.
This one is tradition.
- So all I have to do
is give the toys away,
then nagymama will come
home for Christmas.
- It's a very serious tradition, okay?
It was one of your
grandfather's most honored gifts
to our community.
You can't just give the
toys away to anyone.
They have to be worthy of them.
- Andras, I literally work
with toys for a living, okay?
I give toys away all the time.
Besides, this is what nagymama needs
and what nagypapa would've wanted.
It'll be a piece of cake.
- Have you had any of your grandmother's
poppy seeds cake lately?
- No.
- Then lemme say this.
If this idea of yours is something
like your grandmother's makos beigli,
then it will be much, much
harder than you think.
We'll see about that.
- Olivia, I don't think
it's such a great idea.
- Then why did you tell
me about the 12 toys?
- So you could understand
your grandmother better.
Not so you could try and
hustle her back to America
when she clearly wants to be here.
- She only wants to be here
because this is where her
husband left unfinished business.
No, she's, she's holding on.
I can help her.
- Are you sure it's her that's holding on
and not you being too quick to let go?
- I'm not in this for a lecture, okay?
- Okay, I'm sorry.
I'm not here to lecture, but
Magdalena means a lot to me.
I just wanna make her happy.
- And she will be when I get her home.
So come home
There's no better place
Waking up on Christmas Day
Tinsel wrapped around the tree
- Olivia, at least let me help you.
- Pardon?
- You don't know Pecs very well, do you?
You don't know the town folks either.
I could be your tour guide.
I can give you discount maybe.
- Okay, pop quiz.
When I was a little girl, my
nagypapa had this big ledger.
It was red and white and
had gold lettering, I think.
He used to keep it in his workshop,
but it wasn't there today.
Where do you think it could be?
- I don't know. Why?
- I think that it might have clues
as to who he thought
should get these toys.
A key to this little riddle of mine.
- He always used the same
display at the Christmas markets.
It could be there, but I'm not sure.
- Okay. That's where I'll start.
- Alright, I'll go with you.
- I'll be alright by myself. Thank you.
I'll just, I'll head over
to the Christmas markets
first thing tomorrow.
- Olivia, you're going
to the markets tomorrow?
- Yes. Yes I am.
- And you're going to show her around?
Yes, Andras?
- Actually, I was hoping you would?
- Oh me, my dear.
I run the markets, big business, you know,
can't slack with Hilarius around.
- But I could help you.
We could go to the market together.
You could, you know, show me the ropes
and then it could be like your assistant.
Besides, I think that Andras
has this big thing tomorrow,
don't you, Andras?
- Yeah, I've got something
very important to do.
- An important thing that
I haven't heard about?
I know everything that happens
in this city, Mr. Mystery.
- Almost everything.
Besides, I'm sure Miss Olivia
will be all good without me.
Oh, I'm just
so excited you're staying.
There's so much I want you to do, to see.
Absolutely.
As long as you're staying, I'll be here.
- I just wish your grandfather
was here to see it.
- Me too.
- He loved coming to America
for Christmas, of course.
But he always hoped you would
all come here for Christmas.
I didn't know that.
- We can still go home, you know?
- There's so much still to do here.
- But I don't want you to be alone.
- I could never be alone in Pecs.
This is my home after all.
- Oh, oh. My most distinguished Magdalena.
- Do not call me distinguished, Hilarius,
when what you really mean is old.
- No, no. I mean no disrespect.
Age is virtue.
Honor, grace, wisdom, brittle bones.
Let me get you a chair.
- My legs have suited me
just fine for many years.
I don't expect that to change
in the next five minutes.
- Oh, of course. Of course.
I only have a suggestion
about the market this year.
Something that really brings it
not into the 21st, but the 23rd century.
- You know, my legs are
feeling a little brittle.
I think I will have that sit down.
- Oh, oh, oh.
- Bye.
Boy, your brittle legs
are moving pretty fast there.
- And here we are.
Mine and your grandfather's pride and joy.
- I love it.
- These are among the
last toys he ever made.
Next year, I will have to start
building them myself, I think.
I couldn't bear to give this up.
- They're beautiful.
See, things can be beautiful
when you look up from your screen.
Maybe you'll find some inspiration
for your Laszlo Horvath project.
It's not really the
angle the company's going for.
No one's really into tactile toys anymore.
They're sort of, um, classic.
Oh no.
- Oh no? What's oh no?
- I think Hilarius really
believed you about your legs.
- He what?
Excuse me, dear.
I might have to put that
man in his own wheelchair.
- Get him, nagy.
Olivia?
- Yes, ma'am?
Everything okay?
- It will be.
When?
- When I get one of
those delicious looking
chimney cakes we saw on the way in.
- You have very good taste, my dear.
Who doesn't love a chimney
cake for breakfast?
And I know the very best stall.
- One second. You go ahead.
I just have to grab my bag.
- Oh, okay.
Oh.
That was wonderful.
Oh wow.
Those chimney cakes that
we had for breakfast.
Best idea.
They were so delicious.
- You can never have
too many chimney cakes.
Well, thank you for everything.
- Where are you going?
- Just to my room.
- We still have so much to do.
Christmas is a time of abundance.
You can never have too much.
Unless you have something better to do?
- No, of course not.
- How did you like the market?
- It was amazing.
You must be so proud.
- I am.
If only somebody else
was as proud as I am.
That Hilarius is going to
roll me into an early grave.
Imagine thinking that I
should be sitting on my porch
knitting like some old granny.
- I can imagine it.
Because just yesterday you
were reaching for heaven.
Yes, but Hilarius knows better.
- Maybe you should take him
up on his offer, you know,
accept just a little bit of help.
Help with modernizing
the Christmas markets.
- The Szechenyi Christmas Market
has been around for over 300 years.
People come here for tradition, Olivia,
something you and Hilarius
should learn a thing or two about.
Speaking of which,
how have you been coping
without your phone?
- I actually need to go check on it.
Work stuff.
- Should I hang your bag?
- No!
I mean, no, my phone isn't here, so...
Oh.
Okay, just have to find the list.
Give away the toys, get nagymama home,
and then bish, bash, bosh.
Not only will I have saved Christmas,
but I will still have time to
do my pitch to Laszlo Horvath.
No biggie.
I'm coming.
- Okay, maybe I do need your help.
- Giving you almost as much
trouble as this business
with your grandfather's toys?
- It's a big account.
There's a lot of pressure.
Plus, you know, the idea of
designing just another app,
interactive plastic toys seem so...
- Unimaginative?
- Exactly.
It's just, it doesn't feel
right for a Bobita film.
I like it. It's very nice.
But that's not what they want?
They want an app and some plastic.
- That's what they want.
- Well, maybe when you're back in America,
you will, you'll just try again.
- All the more reason to
get this little toy giveaway
of ours just over and done with.
Back home to the land of the plastics.
But it must be nice to
be here a little bit?
To enjoy the atmosphere, the people,
your grandmother's company.
- Yeah, the views are nice too.
- Oh, thanks.
I meant the trees and the snow.
- The snow, of course. Yeah.
- And stop!
Okay, you know what?
Yeah.
- Why don't we just go,
before I say another
ridiculous thing, yeah?
- As you wish.
- Let's do it.
So I have good news,
bad news, and terrible news.
Terrible news first.
Work backwards.
- Good news is that I could translate
your grandfather's handwriting.
I worked with the man for years,
so decoding his chicken scratches
is a special target of mine.
- I did say terrible news first.
- Fine, your grandfather
didn't make a list.
- Oh.
- Yeah.
He had, I guess you would say ideas,
very vague, general sketches
of who should get each toy.
- Okay, and the bad news?
- You have chocolate on your cheek.
Oh.
- It's okay.
- That's embarrassing.
- Just may I?
- Yeah.
- Okay.
- Sure.
- Okay.
- Okay, so what was the first
clue or idea or whatever?
- A child is grateful.
- Oh, that's it?
- That's it.
Oh.
- But actually, I think
I know what he means.
- Great.
- Hi buddy, how you doing?
Olivia, this is my friend, Kristoff.
Kristoff, this is Olivia.
- Hi, Kristoff.
- Hi.
- Kristoff here fell yesterday
while to fix the star in the
great Christmas tree market.
- Oh no. Is it okay?
- Never better.
The tree looks perfect now.
I think she meant the leg.
- Yeah, yeah.
Doctor says it should
be all good by Easter.
- Good then.
- Well, if you're gonna be all laid up,
I was wondering, well,
Andras and I were wondering
if you would like this toy
that my grandfather made?
- A little get well soon gift.
- Whoa, thank you!
- You're welcome.
- I think we should give
the next toy to this kid.
Alright, fine.
- She's a genius. The guy has no chance.
Wow.
- Olivia, watch.
- One second.
Wait, what happened?
- You just missed it.
- No, wait!
Wait!
- I see you're getting
full use out of your phone
now that you're out from under
Magdalena's watchful eye.
- It's work.
I'm trying to brainstorm
concepts on the go.
You know, deadlines and all.
- But it's Christmas.
- Businesses don't just
magically grind to a halt
because Jesus decided to have a birthday.
- You should use a little
time away from the thing,
it's stressing you out.
Hey, you deserve some space to breathe.
There's no such thing like
toy manufacturing emergency.
Well.
- Hey, just try. Please.
You know what?
There's somewhere I'd like
to take you, somewhere fun.
- I don't know.
- Come on.
It will be fun. Trust me.
Come on.
- Okay. I'm coming.
- Thank you.
- Wow.
It's so pretty in here.
What do they do actually?
- They say it has one of the
best acoustics of the world.
Isn't that much better than
being tied to your phone?
- Yes, it is.
You're not paying attention.
It's just that this is what
I've always wanted to do.
Make kids happy.
Did you see those kids' faces
and how they lit up today?
It was amazing.
- Yes it was.
And to think you would have missed it
if you had stayed buried in your phone.
- I know.
I took the job at Pelly thinking
that it was the best way to
do what my grandfather did.
But has anything that I've
done in these last few years
been as helpful as what we've done today?
- You don't want to be at Pelly anymore?
- No, I can't,
I can't change the toy
world from the outside.
Even Pelly just isn't an option.
- And so how are you gonna make it
if all they want are apps and screens?
- What's that?
- I don't know.
- Let's go check it out.
I never stop.
- What do you mean?
- Back home, I never stop.
Never stop to listen.
Never stop to see.
Never even stop to eat.
If I saw something like this back home,
I'd probably walk right past
it on my way to some meeting
or to eat a protein bar at my desk.
- So how does it feel to finally rest?
- I'll let you know once you
stop making me feel dizzy.
Dizzy?
- Oh, I have to take this.
- Do you?
- It's my boss.
She never video calls unless it's urgent.
That woman is addicted to email.
- All right.
- Hello?
- Well, glad to hear you're alive,
considering you stopped answering
my emails three hours ago.
- I've been busy.
- If you were busy,
I'd have some drafts on my desk by now.
Do you realize much pressure we're under?
- Yes, of course I know.
And I've been coming up
with some great stuff.
- Let me see it then.
Shoot it over to me now.
I'm about to catch my plane to London
and I wanna look over
your ideas on the flight.
- I am not at my desk right now.
I can send it over to you tomorrow.
- What is that?
- What is what?
- That Christmas music behind you?
- Oh, nothing.
I am actually at a...
- Are you at a Christmas concert?
I...
- Oh, you're not working at all.
You are vacationing.
You said you were going
to Hungary to research.
- I'm just taking a break.
- You don't take breaks
on deadline, Olivia.
Do I look like I'm taking a break?
We cannot afford to lose this account.
No distractions.
- I know, I'm sorry.
- Oh, you don't have to be sorry.
- Thank you, Francesca.
- Because you're fired.
No, no.
Please, please, Francesca, don't fire me.
- You've taken advantage of my trust.
You've flown halfway across the world
and not done the one thing
you were supposed to do.
You have failed in nearly every regard.
Why shouldn't I fire you?
- Because I'm still the best
person to land us this account.
I have the personal experience
and the history with
Laszlo Horvath's work.
- Which does me no good
if I have no designs to show him soon.
- Please, Francesca, look,
I'll, I'll leave Hungary.
Okay, I'll, I'll come back.
I'll get myself together, regroup.
And in a few days you will
have the best pitch ever.
- Fine. One more chance.
- We are going to get the contract
to make the Bobita films, I promise.
- You'd better or you'll really be fired.
- I've got it.
- And remember this time, no distractions.
- Alright. Have a safe...
Flight.
No distractions.
- Olivia, where are you going?
You're such a fast walker.
- Yeah, I have to get back to Magdalena's.
- Okay. I'll walk you.
- No, you don't. You don't have to.
- But, but I'd like to.
Hey, we can make plans for
tomorrow's toy giveaway.
We still have so much to do.
- I'm not giving any toys away tomorrow.
I'm going home.
- You mean to Magdalena's?
- No, home.
- But hey, why?
- Because I have work obligations.
And instead I've been running around Pecs
trying to play Santa Claus.
No, there's just too
many distractions here.
- Distractions?
Like me? Am I a distraction?
- It doesn't matter.
- It matters to me.
- Yeah, well, it doesn't matter
to the Bobita Corporation or Pelly Films
and I answer to them right now.
- Oh, and...
And what about what you want?
What happened to wanting
to create real toys?
About making children happy?
About wanting to stop earlier, you said-
- Forget everything I said, okay?
I was just, I was caught up in the moment.
- Forget everything you said?
- Yeah, everything.
Morning.
- Good morning.
You came in pretty late last night.
I didn't see much of you
during the day either.
- You weren't worried, were you?
- Oh, certainly not.
I knew you were in good hands.
This is usually the part where you tell me
that I'm being an annoying
nosy old grandmother.
What's wrong?
- I have to go home, nagymama.
And I need you to come with me.
- What do you mean?
- What I mean is I cannot
go home without you.
Mom would kill me,
but I have to go back and
finish this work project.
Why?
- Because it's important to me.
Why?
- Because it's my career.
- Oh, but it isn't your life, Olivia.
Life is happening all around
you and you are missing it.
And those children who play
your little screen games
are missing it too.
- Oh, that is not fair.
- But you know it's true, don't you?
When your grandfather
asked me to marry him,
he took me to his workshop
and he showed me all of the
wonderful things he built.
He created magic out of nothing more
than old wood scraps.
He said, "My love, we will
never have much money,
"but we will always be happy.
"This I swear to you."
And we were.
So I ask you, my dear,
are you happy?
When you can answer that question,
I will consider going
back to America with you
for the rest of the holidays.
- But no, but that is not what we-
- I'm off to the market now.
Have a think while I'm gone.
- What are you doing here?
- I think the better question
is, what are you doing here?
I thought you were going back to America.
- I am, I just wanted to return
nagypapa's ledger book first.
- Surprised that Magdalena's giving in.
- She hasn't given in, has she?
- She's just being silly.
She'll come around.
- No she won't.
She's just as hard-headed as you are.
What? You know I'm right.
- Well, I have done the thing now, so bye.
- You could stay, you know?
- No, I can't.
- For just one more day.
Give the 12 toys just one more chance.
Once that's done,
Magdalena will have no choice
but to go home with you.
- I have work to do.
No distractions?
Plus I have no ideas.
No fresh ones anyways.
- Why did your boss let you
come here in the first place?
Inspiration, you said?
- Yeah?
- Then let yourself be inspired.
Just for one day, please.
Okay, you know what? Give me one hour.
Can you gimme that? One hour?
- One hour?
- Great.
- Great.
- You know, when you see customers,
you should really look up from your iPad.
- Why? Most of them are
looking at their phones too.
- Your father asked me to
get you out of the house,
enjoy the atmosphere, get
in the Christmas spirit.
- I am listening to Christmas music.
- Magdalena, Magdalena, Magdalena.
Where should I put this?
You know,
Hilarius, for once in your life,
I will let you make a decision
about the Christmas market.
- Very good.
So this is my time to shine?
- No, Hilarius. No, not there.
No, no, no, no.
- So we still have nine
more toys to give away.
- Why don't we go up to a balcony
and then we can just
throw them out randomly.
Then we'll be done in
10 minutes, not an hour.
- Let me think about it. No, thanks.
That's not the way it goes.
And you wouldn't do that anyway.
Your heart is much too big.
- Oh.
- Besides, I don't have
to give out all the toys
in the next hour because
that's not the agreement.
I have to convince you
to stay in the next hour.
- Well, I've already been
to the market, Andras.
I don't exactly see how this
is all gonna change my mind.
- Not the market, but maybe someone in it.
Just as I suspected.
What?
- You said you wanna help
children reignite their curiosity,
their imagination,
to remind them what it is
to experience life, yeah?
- Yeah.
- I think there's your
chance because over there,
there is a, how do you say?
Yeah, worthy child.
- A worthy child.
- Anybody in there?
- Hi, Olivia.
- Hi. What are you playing on there?
- Cookie Coco, I'm sort of addicted to it.
- Oh, what do you like about it?
- What do you mean? You
made it, didn't you?
- I was part of the team, yeah.
- I know why. It's fun, it's bright.
- Have you thought about playing
with one of these instead?
- Not since I was like a baby.
My mom used to give me toys like that
before she, you know?
- Yeah, I know.
Listen, my grandfather,
he made these very special
toys before he passed.
Just 12 of them.
He wanted to give them
away to some worthy people,
but, well, he never got the chance.
I was wondering if you would like one?
Maybe play like you and your mom used to?
I know it would mean a
lot to my grandfather
that such a great kid
was playing with something that he made.
It would mean a lot to me too.
I mean, I know it's no Cookie Coco, but.
- I love her.
- Really?
- Yeah. She's beautiful.
My mom would have loved this.
Hey Dad.
- Hey honey.
Come and take a
look at what Olivia gave me.
- Wow! That's gorgeous.
You know what?
I think I saw some kids over there playing
with some of the same toys.
You wanna join them?
I think they're from your school.
- Yeah. Okay, I'll try.
A worthy child?
- No one likes an I told you so.
Of course.
I think I should keep an eye on her.
But we will sort out the
rest of the toys soon, yeah?
- Yeah, yeah. I'd like that.
- Cool.
- Cool.
- Okay.
- Okay.
Bye.
- Bye.
- Oh, don't bother.
- Sorry, nagymama.
- It's okay. I understand
you have to work.
Even if I don't like it.
I noticed our bags aren't packed.
Have you given any thought
to my question this morning?
- It's all I've been thinking about.
- And?
- And all my life it's been one thing,
working at a big toy company,
New York City, success.
Working at Pelly is my dream.
- But?
- Now I'm not so sure
it's what I want anymore.
- Then how good to know
you can change your mind,
want something different,
try something different.
- Oh, it's scary, nagymama.
- All the best things are, my dear.
Wow. Okay.
Here it is.
- Enjoy.
- Thanks. Oh, nice.
- Well, we shouldn't rest
on our laurels just yet.
We still have more toys to give away.
- There's only one left.
So I think we can rest easy
that all this will be settled by tomorrow.
- Well, cheers to that.
Cheers.
So I suppose you and your nagymama
are going back to America.
Maybe she will be more amenable
after a Christmas party.
- Yeah, maybe.
Unless you
don't want to go back.
- It's, it's complicated.
Tell me about it.
- Everybody wants me to go back.
Not just work.
Your family?
- But Magdalena is your family too.
- What about your family?
Does Emma really like her gift?
- Yeah, I haven't seen her this happy,
this lively in such a long time.
- She really loves that
tablet of hers, doesn't she?
- Like someone else I know.
Okay, sorry. I will stop it.
You know, when we lost her mother,
I wasn't the father I should have been.
Lost, distant.
So I gave her the tablet
to make her happy,
to distract her, but this was
such a short term solution.
You know, your grandfather
helped me become myself again,
become the father I needed to be.
But then Emma found it
hard to make friends.
She lost herself in the
internet and those games.
But it's starting to
change because of you.
- A small penance for
creating the Cookie Coco game
in the first place.
- Well, everyone has to start somewhere.
Thinking about your pitch?
- Yeah, you know, I haven't
thought about it all day,
having too much fun.
But now it's just, it's
all rushing back to me.
I have to figure something
out or I am toast.
- Let me show you something.
- Okay.
Do you have all your good
ideas in Nagypapa's workshop?
- Of course not. Only the good ones.
- I know what you're thinking, believe me,
I've thought about it already.
- Hey, you and I should
create prototypes of toys.
No plastic, no apps, just playful things
that will awaken the
imagination in children.
Just like the Bobita
films have always done.
- Just because it's what you and I want
doesn't mean it's what
Pelly Games wants, okay?
You can't, you can't
leverage a wooden toy into
millions upon millions of
dollars in micro transactions.
- I don't have a clue what that means.
But isn't it missing the
fundamental question?
- Which is?
What is really important in a toy?
Not what you or I want.
Not what Pelly or your boss want,
but what children want.
And if these last few
days have proven anything,
it's that children do want toys like this.
They just haven't gotten
them in a very long time.
- It's a big gamble.
- Well, you are almost
already fired anyway.
What's wrong with a little gamble?
At least I'll have gone
out doing something I love.
Right?
Alright, let's get to work.
- Okay, I think she's ready.
What do you think?
- I love her, but I think
there's only one critic in town
honest enough to let us know
if she's actually any good.
- True.
Then we better go ask her.
Get the official seal of approval, please.
- Yes, sir.
- And maybe you should wash your face,
just, oh no, it's better.
Okay.
- Okay.
- Well, well, well,
what's this gift for me?
You really shouldn't have.
Well, if you insist.
- Oh, I am so sorry, Hilarius.
But this gift is not you.
- Who is it for then?
- I don't know.
Children of the world, maybe.
- Yeah, children.
Always gifts for children,
never gifts for Hilarius.
Ay yi yi yi.
- Ay yi yi.
Why are you in such a hurry?
- I'm here to see you.
Open it, please.
I want you to be the first to see it.
Now it's just a prototype,
so it's still a bit rough
around the edges, but.
Did you make this?
I designed it
and I did the painting,
but Andras did the sculpting.
I think it's gonna be my pitch to Horvath.
- Oh, your grandfather
would've been so proud.
She's fabulous, isn't she?
- She's a fortune fairy
in the Bobita movie.
A fortune fairy you say?
Hello, fortune fairy.
I hope you'll forgive
me some small questions.
Let's see.
Will tomorrow's party go well?
Will Hilarius ever stop
treating me like an old woman?
- Will Olivia's pitch be successful?
And what about this?
Will Andras ask Olivia
to dance at the party?
- Hi Mom.
- Hi dear. Just calling for an update.
Did you get your flight booked?
- Actually, well, I've been thinking
Nagymama seems really happy here
and I don't know that she
should come home for Christmas.
- Oh, you mean you are
not bringing her back?
- She's having a really good time.
There's a party here tonight
and Andras, well, he-
- Who's Andras?
- He's her next door neighbor.
He has a daughter too, Emma.
They help look after nagymama and-
- Tell me about this Andras character.
Young, handsome?
- Mom, it's not like that.
- Your grandmother needs to be home.
Her home with us.
Please don't let me down.
- Okay, I'll try.
Bye.
Wow, don't you look like a Christmas card?
- I am the president of the
Christmas market, my dear.
I need to look the part.
- Well, you should bring that whole outfit
back to America with us for Christmas.
- But we aren't-
- Next year when we go back
to America for Christmas.
Maybe I will.
Are you all right, dear?
- Yeah.
Fine.
Never better.
- Oh.
- Are you ready?
- Yes, I am.
I've got my dancing shoes
on and not even Hilarius
is going to keep me
from dancing all night.
Okay.
- Hey.
- Hey.
- The belles of the
Christmas ball are here.
Flatterer, don't stop.
- Oh wow. You look great.
- I look like it's 30 degrees out.
- Yeah but when I look at
you, I warm up instantly.
Yeah, you know to like, 31, 32 degrees.
Okay. Shall we?
- I'll wait with you.
- Sure. What's up?
We still have one more
toy to give away?
- Andras.
- This is for you.
- Oh.
- All of the toys have to go
to someone worthy of them.
And I think in the last few days
you have proven more than worthy.
- Thank you.
- And I'm sure that you already know
that your grandfather would
have been very proud of you.
- I love her.
- Shall we?
- Please.
I've never done this dance before.
- Oh, we still have so much to teach you
about Hungarian culture.
- That's funny because you don't look like
you know what you're dancing either.
- Really?
Maybe it's because I'm
not very good dancer.
- I can see that.
- Okay.
Oh, now this.
This is something I can do.
So shall we?
- We shall.
- Okay, so you are at a beautiful party.
You look beautiful as always.
You are dancing with a handsome
guy, if I do say so myself,
yet your mind is a million miles away.
- Oh, my mom called again.
Oh?
- She wants me to bring my nagymama home.
Well, I don't wanna let her down.
I can't let her down.
- But your grandmother
is happy, so are you.
- I know and I'm so
tired of everyone trying
to tell me what to do with my life.
My mom, Francesca.
But these are my obligations.
You know, sometimes what I want, it just,
it doesn't matter.
- Yeah, but sometimes
it's all that matters.
Welcome, welcome,
welcome everyone.
Good evening to you all.
It's cold out here.
So please welcome formally
our most distinct
Christmas market president.
- Thank you for that warm
introduction, Hilarius.
And thank you all
for making this year's
Christmas market such a success.
As you all know,
there have been some significant changes
in my life this year,
but in the spirit of new beginnings,
I want to start a new tradition.
Olivia, if you wouldn't mind,
there is a big wooden
crate in my market stall.
Would you and Andras go and get it for me?
I want to give out the
12 Toys of Christmas
to some of our friends here tonight.
- Um, Nagymama?
The 12 toys are gone.
I, I gave them away.
Oh!
Nagymama, nagymama.
You gave them away?
- I thought that they were forgotten.
I thought it's what
nagypapa would've wanted.
I even used the notes in his ledger book.
- His ledger book? That was mine.
And the notes were mine to give away too,
the toys he gave them to me.
Asked me to pass them
along when he was gone.
- I'm so sorry.
I thought that if we gave them away,
if we followed the tradition,
then you would finally
get the closure you need
and we could go home to
America for Christmas.
- That's what this was all about?
Going back to America for Christmas?
- I didn't want you to be alone.
Especially not this year.
- Olivia, look out there.
Do I look alone to you?
- I'm so sorry.
- I know you are, dear.
So am I.
- Olivia?
- No.
- Olivia, hey.
- No, Andras please don't.
- Please.
- I feel horrible, okay?
I ruined everything.
- No, you didn't.
We can figure this out.
How? How?
I broke my grandmother's heart.
I gave away a piece of my grandfather.
- So the solution is what? Running away?
- I'm not running.
I'm just regrouping.
This has been the worst night ever, okay?
A huge mistake.
Well, it can't get any worse?
Olivia?
- Francesca?
- Olivia, where have you been?
- Um, what are you doing here?
- Trying and failing to get ahold of you.
I called you when I left
London. No response.
And ever since I got to this country,
I haven't been able to
get my phone to work.
It might be the
sim card if you let me.
- What are you doing here?
- It's my mistake, really.
Back in London, I was on the
phone with Laszlo Horvath
and I mentioned you were visiting Pecs.
- And?
- He's flying in tomorrow
to hear the pitch in person.
- He's what?
- That's what I said.
But he was insistent, said he
missed Hungary at Christmas,
which I guess I can see it.
The storybook. Very cute,
cozy, festive, all that jazz.
- That's perfect.
- It is?
- Yeah, because Olivia has
an incredible pitch for you.
Really, you will love it.
Give the gift of these stories
to the next generation.
- I hate it.
- What?
- I don't hate it, but I hate it for Pelly
and I hate it for Bobita.
This was not the agreement, Olivia.
- But it is right for Bobita.
- No use arguing about it now.
Come on, we've got one
night to salvage this thing.
Go and brew some coffee.
It's gonna be a long night.
- Hey Olivia. Wait.
Olivia, what are you doing?
- My job.
- But it's not what you want.
It's not what children want, you said.
- I know what I said, okay?
But I have disappointed everyone.
- What?
- I've hurt my grandmother.
My mom is gonna be heartbroken
that nagymama isn't
going home for Christmas.
And I took away this town's one chance
of starting this beautiful new tradition.
And what's worse is, I don't
know how to fix any of that,
but this, this I can fix.
- It's not true.
You haven't disappointed everyone.
You haven't disappointed me.
- Then maybe you should go before I do.
- Olivia.
- Look, thank you for everything.
It really has been a great few days.
Even if it didn't end
up how I wanted it to.
- Wait.
Would you just take them please?
- Still up?
- Yeah. Long story.
But the headline is boss comes to Hungary
and decides to change the entire pitch
before we meet with
Laszlo Horvath tomorrow.
It's gonna be a really
long night, so coffee.
- She doesn't like your idea?
- It's not an app or
made of plastic, so no.
- What have I always said?
Sometimes the old ways are the best.
- I know. I just wish that she knew that.
- Well, good luck, my dear.
- Thanks.
I'm gonna need it.
Nagy?
I wanted to give you these
to replace the ones that I gave away.
- But these your prototypes.
- I'm not gonna need them anymore.
Plus you deserve them
way more than I ever did.
Oh.
- I'm so sorry.
- About my toys
or the ones you're leaving
behind in this new pitch?
- Both.
- I have faith that both
things will mend soon enough.
- How?
- Christmas Miracle.
- I just wanted to say
what a huge fan I am.
- Thank you.
- Everyone I've talked
to in Pecs says the same.
Is it your first time here?
- No, I used to come here
a lot when I was a boy.
I'm looking forward to
visiting the markets again.
No Christmas markets in Los Angeles.
- You should visit my grandmother's
stall you will love it-
- Olivia, are you ready?
- Yeah.
Of course.
Mr. Horvath, your Bobita
films may have started
as a humble Hungarian puppet
show on local television,
but they have since blossomed
into a multimillion dollar film studio
with international reach.
And why? Because you
understand good business
and working with the toy designers
at Pelly is good business.
And here today, we bring
you the future of Bobita,
integrated gameplay.
- Miss Olivia?
- Yes?
- Do you really love my movies?
- Ever since I was a little girl.
My grandmother got me a VHS tape
of the first Bobita movie.
She brought it to the US with
her when she came to visit.
Before you started doing them in English,
those movies are actually how
I started to learn Hungarian.
- In your opinion,
does a gaming app truly
embody the spirit of my work?
- We at Pelly-
- Excuse me, Miss Olivia?
- If you want my honest opinion,
I think your work is beautiful, tactile.
It encourages the imagination.
It brings us to strange worlds
and takes us on wild adventures.
But it always feels safe, warm, homey.
I don't think an app would
give the same feeling
and it wouldn't give
it to children either.
- What she means to say is that-
- She says what she meant to say.
To tell you the truth, ladies,
I have received seven
different pitches for apps
and I have turned them all down.
I have let Bobita get too far
away from its roots already.
I will not let it become that too.
- Are you saying that you-
- Thank you for making time to pitch me,
especially at the holidays,
but I will not be
partnering with Pelly Games.
- I brought hot chocolate.
- How did you find me?
- The crying wasn't exactly quiet.
- Well, I got fired today.
Then I had to call my mom
and tell her everything.
And when you're adult,
you're going to understand
how everything is just devastating.
- Maybe you could still make things right.
- That's sweet.
But I think that ship has sailed.
- What if you found Laszlo Horvath
and give him this so magic could be made?
- Aren't you just the
sweetest little thing?
- Go on, take it.
- No, no, sweetie, you, you keep her.
Okay?
I'd love to show her to Laszlo,
but I don't think that's gonna be enough
to win him over at this point.
Not with how badly I messed up.
- Well, what if this wasn't
the only toy you had?
What do you mean?
See Olivia?
Finally a gift for Hilarius.
- Your mother called Magdalena.
Magdalena called everyone she knew
and they called everyone they
knew and we want to help.
- Come on!
Nagymama.
- I told you, Christmas miracle.
- It is. It really is.
Thank you.
Thank you all so much.
- Now the only question is how
do we get to Laszlo Horvath?
- He said he was gonna go to
the Christmas markets tonight.
We could catch him there.
But I need to stop by nagypapa's workshop
to get the prototypes first.
- Okay then by all means, everyone hurry.
We have to corner Laszlo
before he can leave.
Buy us enough time to make it.
Well, how
are you gonna do that?
- Hilarius.
Hilarius.
- Yes ma'am.
- Get that preposterous
wheelchair of yours.
We're going to need it!
- Okay.
- I heard about you told
Laszlo about the toys.
I'm very proud of you.
- I couldn't have done it without you.
- No, I know you would have.
That courage has always been in you.
I knew it for the first time when we met
and you gave me a little piece
of your very, very beautiful mind.
- Oh, what are you doing?
We are in a deadline here.
- Oh, there he is.
Oh, this had better work, Hilarius.
- It's your plan, so it will work.
My most wise matriarch.
- Oh, be quiet and drive.
- Okay, certainly.
Oh. Oh, look at you.
Look at you, are you Mr. Laszlo Horvath?
- Oh.
- I was about to leave.
- I cannot believe.
I cannot believe Laszlo
Horvath in my own little town.
I wanted to bring her
to you because she's old.
She's sick, and it would
be such an honor for her
if you would tell one of
your excellent stories.
- Usually I would be delighted, but-
- Please, just a short one.
Just a short one.
She doesn't have too much for this life.
So please, it would be
such a nice sendoff.
- Okay.
Of course.
Across seven countries
through the old French era,
through the Glass Mountains
were the curly-tailed pig doves.
- Hurry up, you are going to miss it.
- Well, it's hard to
walk in stilettos here.
- Olivia has something
truly spectacular planned.
Let's meet her over at it.
- Not if I break an ankle.
- And who let herself.
- Oh no, oh no, oh no.
Are you all right?
Are you all right?
Oh no, are you okay?
- Water.
- Okay, I'll get you
some, I'll get you some.
- One of those down there at the main hub.
- What is this?
- This is the real pitch,
the one I originally wanted to do for you.
If you have a few minutes,
would you mind hearing me out?
This is where you started,
where Bobita started
with a few pieces of woods, some shapes,
and stories with a lot
of heart and big dreams.
What I want for your next toy line
is to go back to those original ideas
and to do it right here in Hungary.
Our friend, Hilarius, he has a factory.
The people of Pecs, they
would make the toys.
And Andras, my grandfather's apprentice,
he would craft these new prototypes and I,
well, I would design them
with your guidance, of course.
Next year when the children
open their Christmas presents,
let them find toys like these,
something that will inspire them.
Just like the stories of
your childhood inspired you.
- Laszlo, I am so sorry.
This was totally unsanctioned.
- This is just what I
played with as a boy.
This is just what I wanted.
They're perfect.
Well, thank you very much
for believing in my stories.
- No, thank you for believing in our toys.
- I'm looking forward to a long
and happy partnership with you
and with Pecs.
- I have to hand it to you.
You were right.
- Does that mean I have my job back?
- I'll do you one better.
Head of Hungarian operations.
Full control of the Bobita account.
We'll talk through the
details after New Year.
- I can't believe that worked.
- I can.
The old ways are the best ways sometimes.
Except in my factory.
We are going to build
brand new carving machines
to help our craftsmen to bring
the children of the world
the best toys ever.
- I like the sound of that.
Thank you so much, nagymama.
- Don't thank me.
Now you have to live in Hungary
and I am going to be even more
of a meddlesome grandmother.
- I can't wait.
It's officially Christmas Eve.
- So it is.
You know what happens in Hungary
on Christmas Eve, don't you?
- What happens?
- So there is this old superstition.
If you don't kiss the prettiest
lady on Christmas Eve,
there will be an entire
year of terrible luck.
Yeah.
And if you are the
prettiest lady and you are,
you must kiss the most handsome guy.
Otherwise, bad luck.
So you see, you and I,
we must kiss, I'm afraid.
Is that so?
- Maybe, maybe not.
But would you risk an
entire year of bad luck?
Let's see.
I'm getting into really big new job,
launching an entire line of toys
and I'm starting to see a cute guy.
- This is going well.
- I think so.
But you're right.
I shouldn't risk it.
- Olivia.
Didn't think your desk could
get any more Christmasy,
and yet you've proven me wrong.
- It's the most wonderful
time of the year.
What's wrong with
wanting it to be perfect?
- I'm not sure why I'm surprised.
Every time they play
Bing Crosby on the radio,
you go Christmas crazy,
visions of candy canes dance
in your head and distract you.
- I wouldn't say that-
- Distract you from
things like our meeting
that was supposed to start 10 minutes ago.
Oh.
Just a little something to
bring in the Christmas cheer.
- Sorry, I don't have any hot
cocoa to offer you in return.
- Oh, don't worry.
I have plenty at my desk.
- I was kidding.
- Yeah, right.
Me too.
- So what are your holiday plans?
- Same as always.
Go to my mom's, get into my PJs,
turn on all the Christmas movies,
and turn off my phone until the new year.
What about you?
- I'll be going to London.
I'll visit our offices there
and then tuck myself into
a hotel for the duration.
Got a lot to get through.
- You're working?
I just got word that the old toy designer
for Laszlo Horvath's next Bobita film
backed out of their contract.
There is an opportunity to
just scoop up the rights,
but if you're too busy
making merry to help-
- I can do it.
Really?
I used to love Laszlo Horvath's movies.
You see my grandmother,
she's from Hungary,
so she'd just completely
wear out those old tapes.
I even slept with a Bobita
stuffy until I was...
Until I was a totally normal age
to give up stuffed animals.
- So you'd be in it for the nostalgia,
not angling to be the new
head of product development?
- Well, a promotion wouldn't hurt.
This is a huge account, Olivia.
- But?
- Sitting here now,
I'm just not sure you're
right for the job yet.
Let me think about it.
- Think about it.
She'll think about it.
I'll give her something to think about.
- Olivia.
- Listen, I'm in a bit of a bind at work.
Do you have those old Bobita toys
that Nagymama and Nagypapa
used to bring me from Hungary?
I, I don't think so, but-
- Okay.
That's okay.
I guess I'll just ask Nagymama
to bring me some when she
comes in town for Christmas.
- That's what I wanted
to talk to you about.
Your grandmother just called me.
She's, she's pretty sick.
- She is?
- Yeah, and apparently
she can't fly alone.
So she said she was very
happy to stay in Pecs,
but with it being her
first Christmas alone
without your nagypapa.
- Mom, don't worry.
I'll take care of it.
Call you later. Bye.
Hey, Francesca?
Hey, Francesca?
Francesca, is the next Bobita movie
going to be set in Hungary?
- Of course.
- Then what if I went to Hungary?
You know, for inspiration?
Do you think I could do the
pitch to Laszlo Horvath then?
- Oh.
- Hi, are you my driver?
- Hilarius.
- Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to offend.
- No, this is my name.
This is a traditional
Hungarian name.
- Right. Sorry, I'm jet lagged.
- No problem.
Your mother couldn't
reach your grandmother,
so you are going to be a
surprise for her.
Are you ready? You have everything?
Well, once I get the signal working,
then I'll be all set.
- Okay. Welcome to Hungary.
You will love it here.
The Christmas market, the langos.
Oh, I'll take that one.
- Okay.
- Yeah.
Give it to me, yes.
So the Christmas market,
langos, the goulash.
The goulash, the culinary gift-
- Oh.
- Of the Lord himself.
- Thank you.
- It's okay.
Oh.
- Now if you look to your left, this is a,
this is a nature preserve.
It's, it's so beautiful.
Even in the winter, don't
you think?
- So, I'm guessing you
don't have internet out here
or 4G signal?
What? What?
Hungary is the, is the
country of the future.
4G, 5G, central heating,
all the modern conveniences.
I, I own a factory myself
and it's so modern,
we have Thai food.
Can you imagine?
- It's just that,
well, I have no internet connection
and I kind of need it.
I'm trying to pitch a toy
line to Laszlo Horvath and-
- Laszlo Horvath?
The Laszlo Horvath?
- Yeah.
The guy with the little Bobita?
He's a Hungarian icon!
He is our best ambassador.
- Well, I can't pitch the toy
line to him without internet.
See my problem?
- Let me tell you something.
I know a man.
I will drive you there
and we will get you back on
the phone with Laszlo Horvath
in no time at all.
- Oh, wow.
I forgot how gorgeous Pecs is.
I haven't been here since
I was a teenager, you know?
- Why so long?
- When I was a kid, I
always came with my parents
and my siblings, but then,
I don't know, I got busy.
Oh.
- College then work.
Again with work.
There's room in life for more
than just work, don't you think?
For joy, for simplicity.
But if you are not sure about that,
maybe this visiting Pecs,
we'll change your mind later?
- Oh, I'm not staying very long.
I'm just here to pick up my grandmother
and take it back to the
States for Christmas.
That's a night or two, tops.
We will see about that.
So just a moment and I will
show you your phone guy.
He's a genius with this stuff.
Fixes everything at my factory.
- Oh.
- Andras, Andras, where are you?
You are never around when I need you.
- I'm coming, old man.
I'm coming.
- There he is.
So nothing to worry about? See?
- Yeah, I see.
- So what is it now?
Trying to recruit me
for your shadow Christmas
market campaign again?
Don't listen to him.
He knows nothing.
- You are trying to
overthrow Magdalena's rule
as the Christmas market queen.
Don't deny it.
- No, I don't deny
that I'm trying to make more improvements,
but I don't want to talk
about it in front of Olivia.
- Olivia.
Oh, you must be Magdalena's
granddaughter, right?
- That's me.
- Hey.
- Hi.
So does everyone know everyone here?
- Welcome to Pecs.
Anyway, I'm Andras.
- Hi.
Are you two done?
- It's easy if you
follow the instructions.
- If you can read Hungarian.
- Didn't Magdalena make
you learn the language?
- I only saw her when she
came to the US for Christmas.
- See if my phone was working,
I could just run that
through a translation app.
- Another American is glued to her phone.
- I have a good reason.
- That's just what my
daughter says every time
when I catch her playing on her tablet.
Do you play the little game
with the hot Cookie Coco, Olivia?
- I don't have to play it, Andras.
I made it.
- That's what I tried to tell you.
Olivia is going to make toys
for Laszlo Horvath's new film.
- Exactly.
And if you can't help me with my phone,
then tons of little children
just like your daughter might have to go
without their favorite
games and toys next year.
- It might be good for
the children and you?
May I?
- Go ahead.
- It's good to see you in Pecs.
Your grandmother has missed you so much,
especially after last year.
- I would've come sooner, but...
Work, I'm sure?
But don't worry,
we all have been looking
after her, haven't we?
- Yes, yes, yes.
She's practically workshopped
in this town where we are.
Workshopped.
Do you know this word workshopped?
- Worshiped, you mean.
- Oh yeah. Thank you.
- Oh, I'm actually just excited
to get her home for Christmas.
- And here you are.
5G and everything.
- What did I tell you, Olivia?
Oh, popular lady.
- Yeah, that is the sound of millions
of children having very merry Christmases.
Hey, tell you daughter,
I added tons of points to
her Cookie Coco account
as a little thank you
for helping me fix this.
- I appreciate the offer,
but it might be better
to be away from the screens
for a while, don't you think?
- Here we are.
Your grandmother's cottage
and your grandfather's, God rest his soul.
So is everything how you remember?
- Better.
Smaller too.
Well, I was really short growing up,
so everything just seemed huge.
Oh no, I can get my own bags.
- No man in Pecs is going to
let a lady carry her own bag.
- Oh.
- It's unthinkable.
Nicholas would never bring me presents
with that kind of shabby behavior.
Magdalena, you must get down from there.
- Nagymama, what are you doing up there?
You're sick.
- Olivia! My little Olivia!
Just one minute, I will be down.
- I didn't think that she'd look so good.
- Good and crazy, between you and me.
There's no reason why she should be
out and about doing all of this labor.
It's dangerous at her age.
At any really.
- Olivia, my little Olivia.
Oh, what a surprise.
What are you doing here?
What are you doing up a ladder?
- I was trying to add more decorations.
- No, no, no. You need
to take care of yourself.
Why aren't you inside sitting by the fire?
- Because the moment I do,
you will try to take over
the Christmas market.
- Yes, yes, yes, yes.
He wants to take over as president,
but hell will freeze over
before I let that happen.
- No, no, no. I only
want to look after you.
This Christmas market presidency
is too much work for your
advanced and regal age.
- Hilarius, if you love the
Christmas market so much,
go there and allow me to see
my granddaughter in peace.
- Absolutely. Certainly.
- Thanks for the ride.
- It's okay.
- Shall we go inside?
- Come inside.
Oh, you have to tell me everything.
Ooh.
- So Mom really didn't call you?
- Oh, maybe she did.
But the message machine,
it's always jammed up.
Before you offer it, no,
I don't want any of that new technology.
No LED, cellphones, 4K nonsense.
Just the beautiful basics.
- Even if I did wanna get you a cellphone,
apparently I'm hopeless with them.
When I arrived, my sim card
wasn't working so Hilarius
had to find some random guy
in town to help me with it.
- A man? Who?
- He was some guy.
- Some guy, that's a very strange name.
- I don't remember his name.
But even if I did, I wouldn't tell you.
- And why not?
- Because nosy old grandmothers
like trying to set up their granddaughters
with handsome men.
- Now we're getting somewhere.
He was handsome.
And what else?
Tall?
- Strong.
Oh, he carried a whole Christmas
tree with his bare hands.
- Sounds like my kind of man.
- Nagymama.
- Well, a woman can look, can't she?
- And I think his name,
it was something like-
- Andras!
- And he lives next door.
Great.
- Hey, Magdalena,
how is the prettiest girl
in all of Pecs today?
- Lost my title, I'm afraid.
My granddaughter is in town.
You'll have to come
over later to meet her.
I just baked a fattoush.
- No need, we have already met.
We'll be happy to help you
with the fattoush though?
See you later.
- Bye!
I'm only saying he's handsome.
He's a good father and he
needs a new love in his life.
- We met for like, 30 seconds, Nagymama.
- Many good marriages
have started with less.
I fell in love with your
grandfather at a single glance.
- I miss him.
- Me too.
Me too.
But how lucky we were to have known him.
And how happy to know
that he would love
seeing us here together,
celebrating Christmas again.
And when you're finished,
you can help me make the makos beigli.
You used to love it when you were little.
Oh, let me help you.
No, no. I
have things well in hand.
- But you're sick.
You need someone to look after you.
I mean, you are, aren't you?
Nagymama, I just thought
you were putting on this big show for me,
pretending to feel all better
so that I wouldn't worry.
- I never imagined that
you would come here.
Why not?
- Because you're always so busy.
You have this big life and I didn't-
- So why did mom think that you were sick?
- Because I told her this little fib.
- Well, you have got to untell it.
Everyone was so worried about you.
No, the minute we get home,
you are sitting everyone down
and you are telling them the truth.
- I won't be doing that, Olivia.
I will tell them the
truth, but in my own time.
- Fine, you can just explain everything
on the way to the airport.
Let's just go and get your bags packed.
- I don't need any bags.
- Oh, please.
You always take at least three
full of presents for everyone.
- Because I am not going
to America for Christmas.
I'm staying right here in Pecs.
Muesli cookie?
- What do you mean you're not
coming home for Christmas?
- Just what I said.
Besides, I am home for Christmas.
- But the family, everyone
is waiting for you.
- Your mother has three children.
17 nieces and nephews, two grandchildren,
your silly man of a father
to contend with this Christmas.
She will have her hands full
without me cluttering her kitchen.
Besides, there's so much to do here.
Everyone in town looks
forward to my makos beigli.
I won't disappoint them on that.
And the Christmas market, it
would fall apart without me.
If you think I'm going to
leave Hilarius in charge,
you've got another thing coming.
- Magdalena, I think that might be flour.
- What? No, that...
Ha ha! It is flour.
Oh, look at that.
Well, maybe they won't notice.
Or I can give them to Hilarius
and really make him think
I'm a senile old lady.
Yes!
Now, how long are you going
to stay for Christmas?
- Nagy, I have to go back home.
Mom will miss me and I
have this work thing.
- Americans, you and your-
- Oh, and before you say
you Americans and your work,
you should know that the
toys I'll be pitching
for are for Laszlo Horvath's next movie.
Laszlo used to be good,
but since he went to Hollywood
and he got all of this
modern bells and whistles,
he is not so good anymore.
No one wants to see a
computer generated Bobita.
- Actually, a lot of
people like his CGI Bobita.
He's made a lot of money from it.
- Money, as if money's
the most important thing.
And as for CGI, ha!
Sometimes the old ways are the best.
- Oh, like the old ways of putting flour
instead of powdered sugar on the desserts.
- Fine. Fine, I'll start over.
Even Hilarius doesn't
deserve this.
Now you go call your mother.
I am sure you're dying to.
Just not in the house, you know my rules.
- Yes, ma'am.
- Psst, psst.
Psst, psst.
- Oh, hi there.
- I'm good, America you?
- Yeah, probably better than you.
- Probably.
- I'm Emma.
- I'm Olivia, nice to, um, shout at you.
- Are you trying to use your phone?
- Yeah, my nagymama doesn't
like me using it in the house
and I need to call my mom.
- My dad doesn't need either.
Come on, come up here.
- I'm not really dressed
for climbing trees.
- It's easy and probably your best option.
Magdalena will throw goulash
on you if you break her rules.
- Oh.
Isn't this the most adorable
little Christmas retreat?
- Thanks, Magdalena helped me with it.
- Really?
Wait, she can get up here?
- Oh yeah. Easy.
- Wow, I'm learning so much
about my grandmother this trip.
- I am going to play my game.
You can call your mommy if you want.
Thanks.
- Olivia.
Hey, how's it going?
- Are you in a barn?
- No, your brothers are just
here for Christmas pancakes.
You know how they get.
It's the only time of year
The whole wide world turns upside down
There.
Now, when are you and
grandmother getting in?
- That's the thing, Mom.
Nagymama doesn't want to
come home for Christmas.
- What do you mean she
doesn't want to come back?
Is she that sick?
- No. No, she's not sick.
She fibbed.
She's been out here climbing trees
and baking sweets for the whole town
and running an entire Christmas market.
It's the opposite of what I expected.
- I mean, I'm glad she's okay.
But you have to get
her here for Christmas.
- She doesn't want to.
- Olivia, you know she
lost her husband last year.
This is her first Christmas without him.
She shouldn't be alone.
- You're right.
- You need to get her
here, whatever it takes.
This Christmas should be as
distraction free as possible.
- I'll try my best, Mom.
I know you will.
Mom, gotta go. Gotta go.
Here they are, two
little screen addicts.
- I'm not addicted.
I'm connected to the
global marketplace of ideas
via an endless network of
instant information access.
Did you hear about this
on one of your podcasts?
- No, I read about it on Time's website.
They have a kids edition.
I see.
And was it before or
after you got a high score
in the Cookie Coco game?
Well, what do you have
to say for yourselves?
- Please don't blame her.
It's all my fault.
- I believe it, Mrs. I
build addicting games,
can't get away from the phone.
- Okay, first of all, it's Miss.
Okay, Miss I build addicting games.
I mean, Miss Olivia.
And second of all,
I had a very good reason to
be making that phone call.
- What was that? Chatting
up Laszlo Horvath?
- Laszlo Horvath?
- You know Laszlo Horvath?
- Emma, why don't you go to Magdalena?
See if she needs any help in the kitchen.
Put your Cookie Coco skills
to real life use?
- Oh, and make sure she doesn't put flour
on the makos beigli again.
- Does she do that a lot?
'Cause I just caught her
doing it a minute ago.
- Yeah, and I'm starting
to think it's intentional.
She likes to keep us on
our toes, your Magdalena.
- Keeping me on my toes is right.
I came here to take her
back home for Christmas
because she said she was sick.
And now not only is she not sick,
she's not coming back with me.
And my mom is freaking out
and I don't know what to do.
- And this was your phone call?
My mom doesn't want her
to be alone this Christmas.
I don't either.
- Who says she's alone?
- I just, I wish I knew what
was holding her back, you know?
And then I could fix it
and then she would know
that it's okay to come home.
- Well, I think I have an idea about it.
- Really? You do?
Nagypapa's workshop?
- Yep.
I haven't been
here since I was a kid.
- Welcome back.
- Oh, wow.
You came here a lot?
I was something of
your grandfather's assistant.
He was a very good man to look up to.
He helped me through some tough times.
So did Magdalena.
- That's really nice to hear.
- See, I'm not all bad.
Just a screen time Grinch.
- I'm sorry.
What you do with your
phone is your own business.
I was only teasing you, but
when it comes to my daughter,
you know, I just can't understand
how she can love her technology so much
when there is all this waiting for her.
The imagination, the wonder, the artistry.
- Nagypapa was so good at that,
creating magic out of nothing.
- That's right.
Which is why I brought you here.
Your grandmother,
she wants to stay here
in Pecs for Christmas.
And this might explain it.
- These are gorgeous.
But what do they have
to do with my nagymama?
- Every year, your grandfather
created 12 toys to give away,
not just any toys but special ones,
and not just to any
people, but special people.
He'd spend the week before Christmas,
the week before seeing you in America,
giving the toys away to
those who truly deserve them.
His only way of playing Santa Claus.
And I believe that this is
what your nagymama is holding onto.
This one is tradition.
- So all I have to do
is give the toys away,
then nagymama will come
home for Christmas.
- It's a very serious tradition, okay?
It was one of your
grandfather's most honored gifts
to our community.
You can't just give the
toys away to anyone.
They have to be worthy of them.
- Andras, I literally work
with toys for a living, okay?
I give toys away all the time.
Besides, this is what nagymama needs
and what nagypapa would've wanted.
It'll be a piece of cake.
- Have you had any of your grandmother's
poppy seeds cake lately?
- No.
- Then lemme say this.
If this idea of yours is something
like your grandmother's makos beigli,
then it will be much, much
harder than you think.
We'll see about that.
- Olivia, I don't think
it's such a great idea.
- Then why did you tell
me about the 12 toys?
- So you could understand
your grandmother better.
Not so you could try and
hustle her back to America
when she clearly wants to be here.
- She only wants to be here
because this is where her
husband left unfinished business.
No, she's, she's holding on.
I can help her.
- Are you sure it's her that's holding on
and not you being too quick to let go?
- I'm not in this for a lecture, okay?
- Okay, I'm sorry.
I'm not here to lecture, but
Magdalena means a lot to me.
I just wanna make her happy.
- And she will be when I get her home.
So come home
There's no better place
Waking up on Christmas Day
Tinsel wrapped around the tree
- Olivia, at least let me help you.
- Pardon?
- You don't know Pecs very well, do you?
You don't know the town folks either.
I could be your tour guide.
I can give you discount maybe.
- Okay, pop quiz.
When I was a little girl, my
nagypapa had this big ledger.
It was red and white and
had gold lettering, I think.
He used to keep it in his workshop,
but it wasn't there today.
Where do you think it could be?
- I don't know. Why?
- I think that it might have clues
as to who he thought
should get these toys.
A key to this little riddle of mine.
- He always used the same
display at the Christmas markets.
It could be there, but I'm not sure.
- Okay. That's where I'll start.
- Alright, I'll go with you.
- I'll be alright by myself. Thank you.
I'll just, I'll head over
to the Christmas markets
first thing tomorrow.
- Olivia, you're going
to the markets tomorrow?
- Yes. Yes I am.
- And you're going to show her around?
Yes, Andras?
- Actually, I was hoping you would?
- Oh me, my dear.
I run the markets, big business, you know,
can't slack with Hilarius around.
- But I could help you.
We could go to the market together.
You could, you know, show me the ropes
and then it could be like your assistant.
Besides, I think that Andras
has this big thing tomorrow,
don't you, Andras?
- Yeah, I've got something
very important to do.
- An important thing that
I haven't heard about?
I know everything that happens
in this city, Mr. Mystery.
- Almost everything.
Besides, I'm sure Miss Olivia
will be all good without me.
Oh, I'm just
so excited you're staying.
There's so much I want you to do, to see.
Absolutely.
As long as you're staying, I'll be here.
- I just wish your grandfather
was here to see it.
- Me too.
- He loved coming to America
for Christmas, of course.
But he always hoped you would
all come here for Christmas.
I didn't know that.
- We can still go home, you know?
- There's so much still to do here.
- But I don't want you to be alone.
- I could never be alone in Pecs.
This is my home after all.
- Oh, oh. My most distinguished Magdalena.
- Do not call me distinguished, Hilarius,
when what you really mean is old.
- No, no. I mean no disrespect.
Age is virtue.
Honor, grace, wisdom, brittle bones.
Let me get you a chair.
- My legs have suited me
just fine for many years.
I don't expect that to change
in the next five minutes.
- Oh, of course. Of course.
I only have a suggestion
about the market this year.
Something that really brings it
not into the 21st, but the 23rd century.
- You know, my legs are
feeling a little brittle.
I think I will have that sit down.
- Oh, oh, oh.
- Bye.
Boy, your brittle legs
are moving pretty fast there.
- And here we are.
Mine and your grandfather's pride and joy.
- I love it.
- These are among the
last toys he ever made.
Next year, I will have to start
building them myself, I think.
I couldn't bear to give this up.
- They're beautiful.
See, things can be beautiful
when you look up from your screen.
Maybe you'll find some inspiration
for your Laszlo Horvath project.
It's not really the
angle the company's going for.
No one's really into tactile toys anymore.
They're sort of, um, classic.
Oh no.
- Oh no? What's oh no?
- I think Hilarius really
believed you about your legs.
- He what?
Excuse me, dear.
I might have to put that
man in his own wheelchair.
- Get him, nagy.
Olivia?
- Yes, ma'am?
Everything okay?
- It will be.
When?
- When I get one of
those delicious looking
chimney cakes we saw on the way in.
- You have very good taste, my dear.
Who doesn't love a chimney
cake for breakfast?
And I know the very best stall.
- One second. You go ahead.
I just have to grab my bag.
- Oh, okay.
Oh.
That was wonderful.
Oh wow.
Those chimney cakes that
we had for breakfast.
Best idea.
They were so delicious.
- You can never have
too many chimney cakes.
Well, thank you for everything.
- Where are you going?
- Just to my room.
- We still have so much to do.
Christmas is a time of abundance.
You can never have too much.
Unless you have something better to do?
- No, of course not.
- How did you like the market?
- It was amazing.
You must be so proud.
- I am.
If only somebody else
was as proud as I am.
That Hilarius is going to
roll me into an early grave.
Imagine thinking that I
should be sitting on my porch
knitting like some old granny.
- I can imagine it.
Because just yesterday you
were reaching for heaven.
Yes, but Hilarius knows better.
- Maybe you should take him
up on his offer, you know,
accept just a little bit of help.
Help with modernizing
the Christmas markets.
- The Szechenyi Christmas Market
has been around for over 300 years.
People come here for tradition, Olivia,
something you and Hilarius
should learn a thing or two about.
Speaking of which,
how have you been coping
without your phone?
- I actually need to go check on it.
Work stuff.
- Should I hang your bag?
- No!
I mean, no, my phone isn't here, so...
Oh.
Okay, just have to find the list.
Give away the toys, get nagymama home,
and then bish, bash, bosh.
Not only will I have saved Christmas,
but I will still have time to
do my pitch to Laszlo Horvath.
No biggie.
I'm coming.
- Okay, maybe I do need your help.
- Giving you almost as much
trouble as this business
with your grandfather's toys?
- It's a big account.
There's a lot of pressure.
Plus, you know, the idea of
designing just another app,
interactive plastic toys seem so...
- Unimaginative?
- Exactly.
It's just, it doesn't feel
right for a Bobita film.
I like it. It's very nice.
But that's not what they want?
They want an app and some plastic.
- That's what they want.
- Well, maybe when you're back in America,
you will, you'll just try again.
- All the more reason to
get this little toy giveaway
of ours just over and done with.
Back home to the land of the plastics.
But it must be nice to
be here a little bit?
To enjoy the atmosphere, the people,
your grandmother's company.
- Yeah, the views are nice too.
- Oh, thanks.
I meant the trees and the snow.
- The snow, of course. Yeah.
- And stop!
Okay, you know what?
Yeah.
- Why don't we just go,
before I say another
ridiculous thing, yeah?
- As you wish.
- Let's do it.
So I have good news,
bad news, and terrible news.
Terrible news first.
Work backwards.
- Good news is that I could translate
your grandfather's handwriting.
I worked with the man for years,
so decoding his chicken scratches
is a special target of mine.
- I did say terrible news first.
- Fine, your grandfather
didn't make a list.
- Oh.
- Yeah.
He had, I guess you would say ideas,
very vague, general sketches
of who should get each toy.
- Okay, and the bad news?
- You have chocolate on your cheek.
Oh.
- It's okay.
- That's embarrassing.
- Just may I?
- Yeah.
- Okay.
- Sure.
- Okay.
- Okay, so what was the first
clue or idea or whatever?
- A child is grateful.
- Oh, that's it?
- That's it.
Oh.
- But actually, I think
I know what he means.
- Great.
- Hi buddy, how you doing?
Olivia, this is my friend, Kristoff.
Kristoff, this is Olivia.
- Hi, Kristoff.
- Hi.
- Kristoff here fell yesterday
while to fix the star in the
great Christmas tree market.
- Oh no. Is it okay?
- Never better.
The tree looks perfect now.
I think she meant the leg.
- Yeah, yeah.
Doctor says it should
be all good by Easter.
- Good then.
- Well, if you're gonna be all laid up,
I was wondering, well,
Andras and I were wondering
if you would like this toy
that my grandfather made?
- A little get well soon gift.
- Whoa, thank you!
- You're welcome.
- I think we should give
the next toy to this kid.
Alright, fine.
- She's a genius. The guy has no chance.
Wow.
- Olivia, watch.
- One second.
Wait, what happened?
- You just missed it.
- No, wait!
Wait!
- I see you're getting
full use out of your phone
now that you're out from under
Magdalena's watchful eye.
- It's work.
I'm trying to brainstorm
concepts on the go.
You know, deadlines and all.
- But it's Christmas.
- Businesses don't just
magically grind to a halt
because Jesus decided to have a birthday.
- You should use a little
time away from the thing,
it's stressing you out.
Hey, you deserve some space to breathe.
There's no such thing like
toy manufacturing emergency.
Well.
- Hey, just try. Please.
You know what?
There's somewhere I'd like
to take you, somewhere fun.
- I don't know.
- Come on.
It will be fun. Trust me.
Come on.
- Okay. I'm coming.
- Thank you.
- Wow.
It's so pretty in here.
What do they do actually?
- They say it has one of the
best acoustics of the world.
Isn't that much better than
being tied to your phone?
- Yes, it is.
You're not paying attention.
It's just that this is what
I've always wanted to do.
Make kids happy.
Did you see those kids' faces
and how they lit up today?
It was amazing.
- Yes it was.
And to think you would have missed it
if you had stayed buried in your phone.
- I know.
I took the job at Pelly thinking
that it was the best way to
do what my grandfather did.
But has anything that I've
done in these last few years
been as helpful as what we've done today?
- You don't want to be at Pelly anymore?
- No, I can't,
I can't change the toy
world from the outside.
Even Pelly just isn't an option.
- And so how are you gonna make it
if all they want are apps and screens?
- What's that?
- I don't know.
- Let's go check it out.
I never stop.
- What do you mean?
- Back home, I never stop.
Never stop to listen.
Never stop to see.
Never even stop to eat.
If I saw something like this back home,
I'd probably walk right past
it on my way to some meeting
or to eat a protein bar at my desk.
- So how does it feel to finally rest?
- I'll let you know once you
stop making me feel dizzy.
Dizzy?
- Oh, I have to take this.
- Do you?
- It's my boss.
She never video calls unless it's urgent.
That woman is addicted to email.
- All right.
- Hello?
- Well, glad to hear you're alive,
considering you stopped answering
my emails three hours ago.
- I've been busy.
- If you were busy,
I'd have some drafts on my desk by now.
Do you realize much pressure we're under?
- Yes, of course I know.
And I've been coming up
with some great stuff.
- Let me see it then.
Shoot it over to me now.
I'm about to catch my plane to London
and I wanna look over
your ideas on the flight.
- I am not at my desk right now.
I can send it over to you tomorrow.
- What is that?
- What is what?
- That Christmas music behind you?
- Oh, nothing.
I am actually at a...
- Are you at a Christmas concert?
I...
- Oh, you're not working at all.
You are vacationing.
You said you were going
to Hungary to research.
- I'm just taking a break.
- You don't take breaks
on deadline, Olivia.
Do I look like I'm taking a break?
We cannot afford to lose this account.
No distractions.
- I know, I'm sorry.
- Oh, you don't have to be sorry.
- Thank you, Francesca.
- Because you're fired.
No, no.
Please, please, Francesca, don't fire me.
- You've taken advantage of my trust.
You've flown halfway across the world
and not done the one thing
you were supposed to do.
You have failed in nearly every regard.
Why shouldn't I fire you?
- Because I'm still the best
person to land us this account.
I have the personal experience
and the history with
Laszlo Horvath's work.
- Which does me no good
if I have no designs to show him soon.
- Please, Francesca, look,
I'll, I'll leave Hungary.
Okay, I'll, I'll come back.
I'll get myself together, regroup.
And in a few days you will
have the best pitch ever.
- Fine. One more chance.
- We are going to get the contract
to make the Bobita films, I promise.
- You'd better or you'll really be fired.
- I've got it.
- And remember this time, no distractions.
- Alright. Have a safe...
Flight.
No distractions.
- Olivia, where are you going?
You're such a fast walker.
- Yeah, I have to get back to Magdalena's.
- Okay. I'll walk you.
- No, you don't. You don't have to.
- But, but I'd like to.
Hey, we can make plans for
tomorrow's toy giveaway.
We still have so much to do.
- I'm not giving any toys away tomorrow.
I'm going home.
- You mean to Magdalena's?
- No, home.
- But hey, why?
- Because I have work obligations.
And instead I've been running around Pecs
trying to play Santa Claus.
No, there's just too
many distractions here.
- Distractions?
Like me? Am I a distraction?
- It doesn't matter.
- It matters to me.
- Yeah, well, it doesn't matter
to the Bobita Corporation or Pelly Films
and I answer to them right now.
- Oh, and...
And what about what you want?
What happened to wanting
to create real toys?
About making children happy?
About wanting to stop earlier, you said-
- Forget everything I said, okay?
I was just, I was caught up in the moment.
- Forget everything you said?
- Yeah, everything.
Morning.
- Good morning.
You came in pretty late last night.
I didn't see much of you
during the day either.
- You weren't worried, were you?
- Oh, certainly not.
I knew you were in good hands.
This is usually the part where you tell me
that I'm being an annoying
nosy old grandmother.
What's wrong?
- I have to go home, nagymama.
And I need you to come with me.
- What do you mean?
- What I mean is I cannot
go home without you.
Mom would kill me,
but I have to go back and
finish this work project.
Why?
- Because it's important to me.
Why?
- Because it's my career.
- Oh, but it isn't your life, Olivia.
Life is happening all around
you and you are missing it.
And those children who play
your little screen games
are missing it too.
- Oh, that is not fair.
- But you know it's true, don't you?
When your grandfather
asked me to marry him,
he took me to his workshop
and he showed me all of the
wonderful things he built.
He created magic out of nothing more
than old wood scraps.
He said, "My love, we will
never have much money,
"but we will always be happy.
"This I swear to you."
And we were.
So I ask you, my dear,
are you happy?
When you can answer that question,
I will consider going
back to America with you
for the rest of the holidays.
- But no, but that is not what we-
- I'm off to the market now.
Have a think while I'm gone.
- What are you doing here?
- I think the better question
is, what are you doing here?
I thought you were going back to America.
- I am, I just wanted to return
nagypapa's ledger book first.
- Surprised that Magdalena's giving in.
- She hasn't given in, has she?
- She's just being silly.
She'll come around.
- No she won't.
She's just as hard-headed as you are.
What? You know I'm right.
- Well, I have done the thing now, so bye.
- You could stay, you know?
- No, I can't.
- For just one more day.
Give the 12 toys just one more chance.
Once that's done,
Magdalena will have no choice
but to go home with you.
- I have work to do.
No distractions?
Plus I have no ideas.
No fresh ones anyways.
- Why did your boss let you
come here in the first place?
Inspiration, you said?
- Yeah?
- Then let yourself be inspired.
Just for one day, please.
Okay, you know what? Give me one hour.
Can you gimme that? One hour?
- One hour?
- Great.
- Great.
- You know, when you see customers,
you should really look up from your iPad.
- Why? Most of them are
looking at their phones too.
- Your father asked me to
get you out of the house,
enjoy the atmosphere, get
in the Christmas spirit.
- I am listening to Christmas music.
- Magdalena, Magdalena, Magdalena.
Where should I put this?
You know,
Hilarius, for once in your life,
I will let you make a decision
about the Christmas market.
- Very good.
So this is my time to shine?
- No, Hilarius. No, not there.
No, no, no, no.
- So we still have nine
more toys to give away.
- Why don't we go up to a balcony
and then we can just
throw them out randomly.
Then we'll be done in
10 minutes, not an hour.
- Let me think about it. No, thanks.
That's not the way it goes.
And you wouldn't do that anyway.
Your heart is much too big.
- Oh.
- Besides, I don't have
to give out all the toys
in the next hour because
that's not the agreement.
I have to convince you
to stay in the next hour.
- Well, I've already been
to the market, Andras.
I don't exactly see how this
is all gonna change my mind.
- Not the market, but maybe someone in it.
Just as I suspected.
What?
- You said you wanna help
children reignite their curiosity,
their imagination,
to remind them what it is
to experience life, yeah?
- Yeah.
- I think there's your
chance because over there,
there is a, how do you say?
Yeah, worthy child.
- A worthy child.
- Anybody in there?
- Hi, Olivia.
- Hi. What are you playing on there?
- Cookie Coco, I'm sort of addicted to it.
- Oh, what do you like about it?
- What do you mean? You
made it, didn't you?
- I was part of the team, yeah.
- I know why. It's fun, it's bright.
- Have you thought about playing
with one of these instead?
- Not since I was like a baby.
My mom used to give me toys like that
before she, you know?
- Yeah, I know.
Listen, my grandfather,
he made these very special
toys before he passed.
Just 12 of them.
He wanted to give them
away to some worthy people,
but, well, he never got the chance.
I was wondering if you would like one?
Maybe play like you and your mom used to?
I know it would mean a
lot to my grandfather
that such a great kid
was playing with something that he made.
It would mean a lot to me too.
I mean, I know it's no Cookie Coco, but.
- I love her.
- Really?
- Yeah. She's beautiful.
My mom would have loved this.
Hey Dad.
- Hey honey.
Come and take a
look at what Olivia gave me.
- Wow! That's gorgeous.
You know what?
I think I saw some kids over there playing
with some of the same toys.
You wanna join them?
I think they're from your school.
- Yeah. Okay, I'll try.
A worthy child?
- No one likes an I told you so.
Of course.
I think I should keep an eye on her.
But we will sort out the
rest of the toys soon, yeah?
- Yeah, yeah. I'd like that.
- Cool.
- Cool.
- Okay.
- Okay.
Bye.
- Bye.
- Oh, don't bother.
- Sorry, nagymama.
- It's okay. I understand
you have to work.
Even if I don't like it.
I noticed our bags aren't packed.
Have you given any thought
to my question this morning?
- It's all I've been thinking about.
- And?
- And all my life it's been one thing,
working at a big toy company,
New York City, success.
Working at Pelly is my dream.
- But?
- Now I'm not so sure
it's what I want anymore.
- Then how good to know
you can change your mind,
want something different,
try something different.
- Oh, it's scary, nagymama.
- All the best things are, my dear.
Wow. Okay.
Here it is.
- Enjoy.
- Thanks. Oh, nice.
- Well, we shouldn't rest
on our laurels just yet.
We still have more toys to give away.
- There's only one left.
So I think we can rest easy
that all this will be settled by tomorrow.
- Well, cheers to that.
Cheers.
So I suppose you and your nagymama
are going back to America.
Maybe she will be more amenable
after a Christmas party.
- Yeah, maybe.
Unless you
don't want to go back.
- It's, it's complicated.
Tell me about it.
- Everybody wants me to go back.
Not just work.
Your family?
- But Magdalena is your family too.
- What about your family?
Does Emma really like her gift?
- Yeah, I haven't seen her this happy,
this lively in such a long time.
- She really loves that
tablet of hers, doesn't she?
- Like someone else I know.
Okay, sorry. I will stop it.
You know, when we lost her mother,
I wasn't the father I should have been.
Lost, distant.
So I gave her the tablet
to make her happy,
to distract her, but this was
such a short term solution.
You know, your grandfather
helped me become myself again,
become the father I needed to be.
But then Emma found it
hard to make friends.
She lost herself in the
internet and those games.
But it's starting to
change because of you.
- A small penance for
creating the Cookie Coco game
in the first place.
- Well, everyone has to start somewhere.
Thinking about your pitch?
- Yeah, you know, I haven't
thought about it all day,
having too much fun.
But now it's just, it's
all rushing back to me.
I have to figure something
out or I am toast.
- Let me show you something.
- Okay.
Do you have all your good
ideas in Nagypapa's workshop?
- Of course not. Only the good ones.
- I know what you're thinking, believe me,
I've thought about it already.
- Hey, you and I should
create prototypes of toys.
No plastic, no apps, just playful things
that will awaken the
imagination in children.
Just like the Bobita
films have always done.
- Just because it's what you and I want
doesn't mean it's what
Pelly Games wants, okay?
You can't, you can't
leverage a wooden toy into
millions upon millions of
dollars in micro transactions.
- I don't have a clue what that means.
But isn't it missing the
fundamental question?
- Which is?
What is really important in a toy?
Not what you or I want.
Not what Pelly or your boss want,
but what children want.
And if these last few
days have proven anything,
it's that children do want toys like this.
They just haven't gotten
them in a very long time.
- It's a big gamble.
- Well, you are almost
already fired anyway.
What's wrong with a little gamble?
At least I'll have gone
out doing something I love.
Right?
Alright, let's get to work.
- Okay, I think she's ready.
What do you think?
- I love her, but I think
there's only one critic in town
honest enough to let us know
if she's actually any good.
- True.
Then we better go ask her.
Get the official seal of approval, please.
- Yes, sir.
- And maybe you should wash your face,
just, oh no, it's better.
Okay.
- Okay.
- Well, well, well,
what's this gift for me?
You really shouldn't have.
Well, if you insist.
- Oh, I am so sorry, Hilarius.
But this gift is not you.
- Who is it for then?
- I don't know.
Children of the world, maybe.
- Yeah, children.
Always gifts for children,
never gifts for Hilarius.
Ay yi yi yi.
- Ay yi yi.
Why are you in such a hurry?
- I'm here to see you.
Open it, please.
I want you to be the first to see it.
Now it's just a prototype,
so it's still a bit rough
around the edges, but.
Did you make this?
I designed it
and I did the painting,
but Andras did the sculpting.
I think it's gonna be my pitch to Horvath.
- Oh, your grandfather
would've been so proud.
She's fabulous, isn't she?
- She's a fortune fairy
in the Bobita movie.
A fortune fairy you say?
Hello, fortune fairy.
I hope you'll forgive
me some small questions.
Let's see.
Will tomorrow's party go well?
Will Hilarius ever stop
treating me like an old woman?
- Will Olivia's pitch be successful?
And what about this?
Will Andras ask Olivia
to dance at the party?
- Hi Mom.
- Hi dear. Just calling for an update.
Did you get your flight booked?
- Actually, well, I've been thinking
Nagymama seems really happy here
and I don't know that she
should come home for Christmas.
- Oh, you mean you are
not bringing her back?
- She's having a really good time.
There's a party here tonight
and Andras, well, he-
- Who's Andras?
- He's her next door neighbor.
He has a daughter too, Emma.
They help look after nagymama and-
- Tell me about this Andras character.
Young, handsome?
- Mom, it's not like that.
- Your grandmother needs to be home.
Her home with us.
Please don't let me down.
- Okay, I'll try.
Bye.
Wow, don't you look like a Christmas card?
- I am the president of the
Christmas market, my dear.
I need to look the part.
- Well, you should bring that whole outfit
back to America with us for Christmas.
- But we aren't-
- Next year when we go back
to America for Christmas.
Maybe I will.
Are you all right, dear?
- Yeah.
Fine.
Never better.
- Oh.
- Are you ready?
- Yes, I am.
I've got my dancing shoes
on and not even Hilarius
is going to keep me
from dancing all night.
Okay.
- Hey.
- Hey.
- The belles of the
Christmas ball are here.
Flatterer, don't stop.
- Oh wow. You look great.
- I look like it's 30 degrees out.
- Yeah but when I look at
you, I warm up instantly.
Yeah, you know to like, 31, 32 degrees.
Okay. Shall we?
- I'll wait with you.
- Sure. What's up?
We still have one more
toy to give away?
- Andras.
- This is for you.
- Oh.
- All of the toys have to go
to someone worthy of them.
And I think in the last few days
you have proven more than worthy.
- Thank you.
- And I'm sure that you already know
that your grandfather would
have been very proud of you.
- I love her.
- Shall we?
- Please.
I've never done this dance before.
- Oh, we still have so much to teach you
about Hungarian culture.
- That's funny because you don't look like
you know what you're dancing either.
- Really?
Maybe it's because I'm
not very good dancer.
- I can see that.
- Okay.
Oh, now this.
This is something I can do.
So shall we?
- We shall.
- Okay, so you are at a beautiful party.
You look beautiful as always.
You are dancing with a handsome
guy, if I do say so myself,
yet your mind is a million miles away.
- Oh, my mom called again.
Oh?
- She wants me to bring my nagymama home.
Well, I don't wanna let her down.
I can't let her down.
- But your grandmother
is happy, so are you.
- I know and I'm so
tired of everyone trying
to tell me what to do with my life.
My mom, Francesca.
But these are my obligations.
You know, sometimes what I want, it just,
it doesn't matter.
- Yeah, but sometimes
it's all that matters.
Welcome, welcome,
welcome everyone.
Good evening to you all.
It's cold out here.
So please welcome formally
our most distinct
Christmas market president.
- Thank you for that warm
introduction, Hilarius.
And thank you all
for making this year's
Christmas market such a success.
As you all know,
there have been some significant changes
in my life this year,
but in the spirit of new beginnings,
I want to start a new tradition.
Olivia, if you wouldn't mind,
there is a big wooden
crate in my market stall.
Would you and Andras go and get it for me?
I want to give out the
12 Toys of Christmas
to some of our friends here tonight.
- Um, Nagymama?
The 12 toys are gone.
I, I gave them away.
Oh!
Nagymama, nagymama.
You gave them away?
- I thought that they were forgotten.
I thought it's what
nagypapa would've wanted.
I even used the notes in his ledger book.
- His ledger book? That was mine.
And the notes were mine to give away too,
the toys he gave them to me.
Asked me to pass them
along when he was gone.
- I'm so sorry.
I thought that if we gave them away,
if we followed the tradition,
then you would finally
get the closure you need
and we could go home to
America for Christmas.
- That's what this was all about?
Going back to America for Christmas?
- I didn't want you to be alone.
Especially not this year.
- Olivia, look out there.
Do I look alone to you?
- I'm so sorry.
- I know you are, dear.
So am I.
- Olivia?
- No.
- Olivia, hey.
- No, Andras please don't.
- Please.
- I feel horrible, okay?
I ruined everything.
- No, you didn't.
We can figure this out.
How? How?
I broke my grandmother's heart.
I gave away a piece of my grandfather.
- So the solution is what? Running away?
- I'm not running.
I'm just regrouping.
This has been the worst night ever, okay?
A huge mistake.
Well, it can't get any worse?
Olivia?
- Francesca?
- Olivia, where have you been?
- Um, what are you doing here?
- Trying and failing to get ahold of you.
I called you when I left
London. No response.
And ever since I got to this country,
I haven't been able to
get my phone to work.
It might be the
sim card if you let me.
- What are you doing here?
- It's my mistake, really.
Back in London, I was on the
phone with Laszlo Horvath
and I mentioned you were visiting Pecs.
- And?
- He's flying in tomorrow
to hear the pitch in person.
- He's what?
- That's what I said.
But he was insistent, said he
missed Hungary at Christmas,
which I guess I can see it.
The storybook. Very cute,
cozy, festive, all that jazz.
- That's perfect.
- It is?
- Yeah, because Olivia has
an incredible pitch for you.
Really, you will love it.
Give the gift of these stories
to the next generation.
- I hate it.
- What?
- I don't hate it, but I hate it for Pelly
and I hate it for Bobita.
This was not the agreement, Olivia.
- But it is right for Bobita.
- No use arguing about it now.
Come on, we've got one
night to salvage this thing.
Go and brew some coffee.
It's gonna be a long night.
- Hey Olivia. Wait.
Olivia, what are you doing?
- My job.
- But it's not what you want.
It's not what children want, you said.
- I know what I said, okay?
But I have disappointed everyone.
- What?
- I've hurt my grandmother.
My mom is gonna be heartbroken
that nagymama isn't
going home for Christmas.
And I took away this town's one chance
of starting this beautiful new tradition.
And what's worse is, I don't
know how to fix any of that,
but this, this I can fix.
- It's not true.
You haven't disappointed everyone.
You haven't disappointed me.
- Then maybe you should go before I do.
- Olivia.
- Look, thank you for everything.
It really has been a great few days.
Even if it didn't end
up how I wanted it to.
- Wait.
Would you just take them please?
- Still up?
- Yeah. Long story.
But the headline is boss comes to Hungary
and decides to change the entire pitch
before we meet with
Laszlo Horvath tomorrow.
It's gonna be a really
long night, so coffee.
- She doesn't like your idea?
- It's not an app or
made of plastic, so no.
- What have I always said?
Sometimes the old ways are the best.
- I know. I just wish that she knew that.
- Well, good luck, my dear.
- Thanks.
I'm gonna need it.
Nagy?
I wanted to give you these
to replace the ones that I gave away.
- But these your prototypes.
- I'm not gonna need them anymore.
Plus you deserve them
way more than I ever did.
Oh.
- I'm so sorry.
- About my toys
or the ones you're leaving
behind in this new pitch?
- Both.
- I have faith that both
things will mend soon enough.
- How?
- Christmas Miracle.
- I just wanted to say
what a huge fan I am.
- Thank you.
- Everyone I've talked
to in Pecs says the same.
Is it your first time here?
- No, I used to come here
a lot when I was a boy.
I'm looking forward to
visiting the markets again.
No Christmas markets in Los Angeles.
- You should visit my grandmother's
stall you will love it-
- Olivia, are you ready?
- Yeah.
Of course.
Mr. Horvath, your Bobita
films may have started
as a humble Hungarian puppet
show on local television,
but they have since blossomed
into a multimillion dollar film studio
with international reach.
And why? Because you
understand good business
and working with the toy designers
at Pelly is good business.
And here today, we bring
you the future of Bobita,
integrated gameplay.
- Miss Olivia?
- Yes?
- Do you really love my movies?
- Ever since I was a little girl.
My grandmother got me a VHS tape
of the first Bobita movie.
She brought it to the US with
her when she came to visit.
Before you started doing them in English,
those movies are actually how
I started to learn Hungarian.
- In your opinion,
does a gaming app truly
embody the spirit of my work?
- We at Pelly-
- Excuse me, Miss Olivia?
- If you want my honest opinion,
I think your work is beautiful, tactile.
It encourages the imagination.
It brings us to strange worlds
and takes us on wild adventures.
But it always feels safe, warm, homey.
I don't think an app would
give the same feeling
and it wouldn't give
it to children either.
- What she means to say is that-
- She says what she meant to say.
To tell you the truth, ladies,
I have received seven
different pitches for apps
and I have turned them all down.
I have let Bobita get too far
away from its roots already.
I will not let it become that too.
- Are you saying that you-
- Thank you for making time to pitch me,
especially at the holidays,
but I will not be
partnering with Pelly Games.
- I brought hot chocolate.
- How did you find me?
- The crying wasn't exactly quiet.
- Well, I got fired today.
Then I had to call my mom
and tell her everything.
And when you're adult,
you're going to understand
how everything is just devastating.
- Maybe you could still make things right.
- That's sweet.
But I think that ship has sailed.
- What if you found Laszlo Horvath
and give him this so magic could be made?
- Aren't you just the
sweetest little thing?
- Go on, take it.
- No, no, sweetie, you, you keep her.
Okay?
I'd love to show her to Laszlo,
but I don't think that's gonna be enough
to win him over at this point.
Not with how badly I messed up.
- Well, what if this wasn't
the only toy you had?
What do you mean?
See Olivia?
Finally a gift for Hilarius.
- Your mother called Magdalena.
Magdalena called everyone she knew
and they called everyone they
knew and we want to help.
- Come on!
Nagymama.
- I told you, Christmas miracle.
- It is. It really is.
Thank you.
Thank you all so much.
- Now the only question is how
do we get to Laszlo Horvath?
- He said he was gonna go to
the Christmas markets tonight.
We could catch him there.
But I need to stop by nagypapa's workshop
to get the prototypes first.
- Okay then by all means, everyone hurry.
We have to corner Laszlo
before he can leave.
Buy us enough time to make it.
Well, how
are you gonna do that?
- Hilarius.
Hilarius.
- Yes ma'am.
- Get that preposterous
wheelchair of yours.
We're going to need it!
- Okay.
- I heard about you told
Laszlo about the toys.
I'm very proud of you.
- I couldn't have done it without you.
- No, I know you would have.
That courage has always been in you.
I knew it for the first time when we met
and you gave me a little piece
of your very, very beautiful mind.
- Oh, what are you doing?
We are in a deadline here.
- Oh, there he is.
Oh, this had better work, Hilarius.
- It's your plan, so it will work.
My most wise matriarch.
- Oh, be quiet and drive.
- Okay, certainly.
Oh. Oh, look at you.
Look at you, are you Mr. Laszlo Horvath?
- Oh.
- I was about to leave.
- I cannot believe.
I cannot believe Laszlo
Horvath in my own little town.
I wanted to bring her
to you because she's old.
She's sick, and it would
be such an honor for her
if you would tell one of
your excellent stories.
- Usually I would be delighted, but-
- Please, just a short one.
Just a short one.
She doesn't have too much for this life.
So please, it would be
such a nice sendoff.
- Okay.
Of course.
Across seven countries
through the old French era,
through the Glass Mountains
were the curly-tailed pig doves.
- Hurry up, you are going to miss it.
- Well, it's hard to
walk in stilettos here.
- Olivia has something
truly spectacular planned.
Let's meet her over at it.
- Not if I break an ankle.
- And who let herself.
- Oh no, oh no, oh no.
Are you all right?
Are you all right?
Oh no, are you okay?
- Water.
- Okay, I'll get you
some, I'll get you some.
- One of those down there at the main hub.
- What is this?
- This is the real pitch,
the one I originally wanted to do for you.
If you have a few minutes,
would you mind hearing me out?
This is where you started,
where Bobita started
with a few pieces of woods, some shapes,
and stories with a lot
of heart and big dreams.
What I want for your next toy line
is to go back to those original ideas
and to do it right here in Hungary.
Our friend, Hilarius, he has a factory.
The people of Pecs, they
would make the toys.
And Andras, my grandfather's apprentice,
he would craft these new prototypes and I,
well, I would design them
with your guidance, of course.
Next year when the children
open their Christmas presents,
let them find toys like these,
something that will inspire them.
Just like the stories of
your childhood inspired you.
- Laszlo, I am so sorry.
This was totally unsanctioned.
- This is just what I
played with as a boy.
This is just what I wanted.
They're perfect.
Well, thank you very much
for believing in my stories.
- No, thank you for believing in our toys.
- I'm looking forward to a long
and happy partnership with you
and with Pecs.
- I have to hand it to you.
You were right.
- Does that mean I have my job back?
- I'll do you one better.
Head of Hungarian operations.
Full control of the Bobita account.
We'll talk through the
details after New Year.
- I can't believe that worked.
- I can.
The old ways are the best ways sometimes.
Except in my factory.
We are going to build
brand new carving machines
to help our craftsmen to bring
the children of the world
the best toys ever.
- I like the sound of that.
Thank you so much, nagymama.
- Don't thank me.
Now you have to live in Hungary
and I am going to be even more
of a meddlesome grandmother.
- I can't wait.
It's officially Christmas Eve.
- So it is.
You know what happens in Hungary
on Christmas Eve, don't you?
- What happens?
- So there is this old superstition.
If you don't kiss the prettiest
lady on Christmas Eve,
there will be an entire
year of terrible luck.
Yeah.
And if you are the
prettiest lady and you are,
you must kiss the most handsome guy.
Otherwise, bad luck.
So you see, you and I,
we must kiss, I'm afraid.
Is that so?
- Maybe, maybe not.
But would you risk an
entire year of bad luck?
Let's see.
I'm getting into really big new job,
launching an entire line of toys
and I'm starting to see a cute guy.
- This is going well.
- I think so.
But you're right.
I shouldn't risk it.