八岁的朱利叶斯住在孤儿院，朱利叶斯是一个局外人，并秘密仍然相信圣诞老人。当他面对圣诞老人可能只是打扮成孤儿院的校长这一事实时，朱利叶斯不仅失去了对圣诞老人的信任，也失去了对自己的信任。但后来奇怪的事情发生了，突然朱利叶斯发现自己置身于一个神奇的世界。

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