Movie Story : Jesper, a spoiled and lazy postman, is banished to the frozen northern island of Smeerensburg, where the feuding townsfolk have forgotten what kindness looks like. Desperate to escape, he strikes a bargain with Klaus, a reclusive woodworker whose handmade toys have a way of bringing children out of their shells. As the two form an unlikely bond, they begin spreading warmth through a town that has long been ruled by bitterness.