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RUNTIME
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Tight 78-minute runtime β shorter than most television pilots.
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Bears
"Love. Joy. Struggle. Strength. Love."
2014 1h 18m EN
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7.4TMDB Β· 182
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Synopsis
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Filmmakers Alastair Fothergill and Keith Scholey chronicle a year in the lives of an Alaskan brown bear named Sky and her cubs, Scout and Amber. Their saga begins as the bears emerge from hibernation at the end of winter. As time passes, the bear family must work together to find food and stay safe from other predators, especially other bears. Although their world is exciting, it is also risky, and the cubs' survival hinges on family togetherness.
βLove. Joy. Struggle. Strength. Love.β
Cast
John C. Reilly
Self - Narrator (voice)
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Keith Scholey
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
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ERA
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Released 12 years ago.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Keith Scholey, shot by Sophie Darlington. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by George Fenton. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Andy Netley shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "Love. Joy. Struggle. Strength. Love.".
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt2458776 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Keith Scholey directs. Sophie Darlington behind the camera. George Fenton scores. Andy Netley cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 78-minute runtime β shorter than most television pilots.
- 2Released 12 years ago.
- 3Directed by Keith Scholey, shot by Sophie Darlington. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4Original score by George Fenton. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 5Editor Andy Netley shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 6Marketing tagline: "Love. Joy. Struggle. Strength. Love.".
- 7IMDB entry: tt2458776 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 8Classified under 15 themes, including "symbolism", "grizzly bear", "symbol", "alaska".
- 9Released under 13 different titles around the world.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Sophie Darlington
- Original score
- George Fenton
- Editing
- Andy Netley
- VFX supervisor
- Grant Hewlett
- Runtime
- 78 min Β· 1h 18m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- G
- IMDB
- Bears (2014)
Also by
Keith Scholey
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Community reviews
What people are saying
- Renoβ 8/10
A mom and her three cubs' life journey. One of the latest Disneynature's documentary ventures. There's nothing wrong to call it a grizzly version of 'To the Arctic'. Because both films are about the mother bears and their new born cubs' first year of survival in the wilderness, but the differences are the fur and habitat. Shot in Alaskan coast side, the film crew followed the bear family for one circle of a year's season to capture the beginning of the life journey of newborn cubs with their mother. Like the Disney films famous for fairy tales and children friendly, Disneynature films as well not too far behind. Their films are not like we watch on Animal planet and Nationa Geography, the uncut and harsh version of animals' survival in the jungle. But a cute and enjoyable little epic tale. This film was narrated by our own jolly fellow John C. Reilly. Some of his lines were too good for kids and family, I mean comical. Like other Disneynature films is a must see for children. Hope along with kids, the adult would have a nice time. 8/10
Production companies
Who made it
Disneynature
FR
Key crew
- ProducerKeith Scholey
- EditorAndy Netley
- ProducerAdam Chapman
- Visual EffectsCraig Higgins
- Sound EditorTim Owens
- Sound mixerJohnathan Rush
- Visual Effects SupervisorGrant Hewlett
- Sound mixerAndrew Wilson
- Visual EffectsVal Perluceo
- Music EditorSamuel Pegg
- OtherEmily Lascelles
- Visual Effects ProducerMelanie Byrne
- Color TimerAdam Inglis
- MusicJamie Ashton
- FoleyRichard Hinton
- MusicIsobel Griffiths
- Visual EffectsHoward Jones
- Mixing EngineerJohn Barrett
- OtherD.R. Farquharson
- FoleyPhilip Jenkins
- Sound mixerMatthew Gough
- Sound EditorKate Hopkins
- FoleyJack Stew
- Music EditorGraham Sutton
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- symbolism
- grizzly bear
- symbol
- alaska
- wild animal
- bear
- nature
- bear cub
- nature documentary
- young animal
- animal life
- animal behaviour
- animal story
- animals & nature
- animal documentary
Release history Β· US
When it landed
- Premiere2014-04-05Β· Phoenix Film Festival
- Theatrical2014-04-18G
Also known as
International titles
- GrizzliFR
- OsosAR
- Disneynature: UrsosBR
- OsosCL
- BΓ€renDE
- OsosMX
- OsosPE
- MedvediRS
- BjΓΆrnarSE
- DisneyNature 7: BearsUS
- GrizzlisCA
- DisneyNature 7 BearsUS
- ηδΈηHK
