Candles in the Dark (1993)

In this made for television film, Alyssa Milano is a bratty young American whose father sends her to Soviet-controlled Estonia to live with her aunt. Once there, she joins forces with an anti-Soviet resistance group’s efforts to bring Christmas to the town. It’s a trite anti-Communist, pro-Christian propaganda piece where there is no nuance and every single Soviet leader is a stupid, ugly caricature. There is no character development for the main character; she throws tantrums when she is denied any luxury and later throws fits when her aunt questions her feelings for the resistance fighter she just met. The only strong suits in the film are the Estonian location and Natalya Andreychenko’s portrayal as the aunt.