The Little Polar Bear

2001 1h 18m DE

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6.2

MID

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5.9

IMDB

★6.2TMDB · 50★5.9IMDB · 827

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Synopsis

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This charming animated adventure follows a young polar bear, Lars, as he befriends Robbie, a seal. Together, these two form a friendship that proves different breeds of animals can get along perfectly well.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Mijail Verona
Lars (voice)
Jeanette Biedermann
Greta (voice)
Vanessa Petruo
Manili (voice)
Ingolf Lück
Mika (voice)
Barbara Adolph
Großmutter (voice)
Anke Engelke
Mutter Eisbär (voice)
Maximilian Artajo
Robby (voice)
Jochen Busse
Kalle (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Piet De Rycker
Writers: Thomas Wittenburg, Piet De Rycker, Bert Schrickel
Languages: German
Countries: Germany

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RUNTIME

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

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ERA

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25 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 7

CINEMA

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

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Nadia Soraya Hennrich Kock shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Mijail Verona and Jeanette Biedermann and Vanessa Petruo carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0293849 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 50 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Piet De Rycker directs. Nadia Soraya Hennrich Kock cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Germany. Dialogue in German.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 78-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
225 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Part of the "The Little Polar Bear Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Editor Nadia Soraya Hennrich Kock shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Mijail Verona and Jeanette Biedermann and Vanessa Petruo carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0293849 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 50 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.