To save his business, Chris enters into a contract with the U.S. military, turning his workshop of elves into a manufacturing hub for fighter jet components. But while Chris struggles with his identity and the IRS, a much darker threat is heading north.
The hitman arrives at the snowy compound, leading to a brutal, high-stakes showdown between a trained assassin and a man who has spent centuries knowing who’s naughty and who’s nice. It turns out, when you come for the Fatman, you’d better not miss.
In the frozen wilderness of Alberta, Canada, Chris Cringle isn’t the jolly saint you see on soda cans. He’s a gritty, weathered man who drinks whiskey, practices at the shooting range, and runs a workshop that is barely staying afloat due to a world that has lost its holiday spirit.
Billy Wenan, a precocious and sociopathic 12-year-old, is furious after receiving a lump of coal for his spoiled behavior. He doesn't just want a refund; he wants revenge. Billy hires "The Skinny Man," a ruthless, elite hitman who has a personal obsession with Santa Claus, to track down the legendary figure and take him out.