The Little Polar Bear: Nanouk's Rescue

"Lars helps a new friend and learns about love in this exciting arctic adventure!"

2003 1h 18m DE

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7.9

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★7.9TMDB · 7

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Synopsis

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Polar bear Lars undertakes an adventurous quest to find his parents, meeting a homesick husky and falling in love along the way.

“Lars helps a new friend and learns about love in this exciting arctic adventure!”

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Cast

Mijail Verona
Lars (voice)
Gerrit Schmidt-Foß
Nanouk (voice)
Patrick Baehr
Robby (voice)
Anna Friedrich
Greta (voice)
Lisa Mitschnig
Pieps (voice)
Oliver Petszokat
Harry Rowohlt

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Thilo Rothkirch
Writers: Alberto Campos, Sinan Gungor, Béla Ternovszky
Languages: German

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RUNTIME

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Tight 78-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 23 years ago.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "The Little Polar Bear Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 8

CAST

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Mijail Verona and Gerrit Schmidt-Foß and Patrick Baehr carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Lars helps a new friend and learns about love in this exciting arctic adventure!".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0392292 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 7 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Thilo Rothkirch directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Dialogue in German.

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Things worth knowing

1Tight 78-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Released 23 years ago.
3Part of the "The Little Polar Bear Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Mijail Verona and Gerrit Schmidt-Foß and Patrick Baehr carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Lars helps a new friend and learns about love in this exciting arctic adventure!".
7IMDB entry: tt0392292 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 7 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.