The 'alternative' Christmas advert shows a bereaved father struggling to make Christmas special for his son. It was created by a 20-year-old filmmaker from Yorkshire. Read more: (📷 Sam Teale)
The film tells the story of a bereaved father struggling to make Christmas a special time for his son
The video, entitled The GoKart, was shot by a team of young videographers in West Yorkshire and has attracted millions of views. Mr Teale said the video portrayed the stark reality of what many families were facing amid a cost of living crisis In one of the scenes, the barber asks the boy what he is getting for Christmas, to which he replies "Santa is poorly this year".
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