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The Boy Who Wanted to Be a Bear (2002)
Drengen der ville gøre det umulige (original title)

75 min  -  Animation | Family  -   18 December 2002 (Belgium)
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When a boy child is stolen by bears who raise him as their own, his human parents hunt the bears in despair, and the boy is faced with the dilemma of who and what he is.

Director:

Jannik Hastrup

Writers:

Bent Haller (screenplay), Michel Fessler (supplementary screenplay)

Stars:

Marlon Vilstrup, Joachim Boje Helvang and Otto Brandenburg
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Marlon Vilstrup Marlon Vilstrup ...
Little Bear Boy (voice)
Joachim Boje Helvang Joachim Boje Helvang ...
Older Bear Boy (voice) (as Joachim Boie Helvang)
Otto Brandenburg Otto Brandenburg ...
Male Bear (voice)
Paprika Steen ...
Female Bear (voice)
Anne Clausen Anne Clausen ...
Older Bear Girl (voice)
Tommy Kenter Tommy Kenter ...
Raven (voice)
Thomas Bo Larsen ...
Man (voice)
Sidse Babett Knudsen ...
Woman (voice)
Carla Docherty Carla Docherty ...
Little Girl Bear (voice)
Claus Ryskjær Claus Ryskjær ...
Dog / Wolf (voice)
Jesper Klein Jesper Klein ...
Whale / Musk Oxes (voice)
Lisbet Dahl Lisbet Dahl ...
The Northern Wind (voice)
Ellen Hillingsø ...
The Sea / Bear Aunt (voice) (as Ellen Hillingsøe)
Anne-Lise Gabold Anne-Lise Gabold ...
The Spirit (voice) (as Anne Lise Gabold)
William Tarding William Tarding ...
Child (voice)
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Storyline

To heal the sorrow of his mate after the death of their bear child, a male polar bear steals a newborn child from a nearby man and woman. The bears bring up the boy as their own, and he learns how to live like a bear. But the woman despairs over the loss of her child, and the man hunts down the bear family and brings the boy home. The boy faces the choice between becoming a boy again or learning how to be a bear on his own. Written by Peter Brandt Nielsen  

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Plot Keywords:

Bear | Polar Bear | Greenland | Wolf | Spirit  | See more »

Genres:

Animation | Family

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Country:

Denmark | France

Language:

Danish | Swedish (dubbed)

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Drengen der ville være bjørn See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Dansk Tegnefilm, Les Armateurs, France 3 Cinéma See more »
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Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1
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Trivia

This cartoon became the first cartoon ever to be released in a Greenlandic language version. See more »

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References Samson og Sally (1984) See more »

Soundtracks

"Inngili Qemertoq"
Lyrics and Music by Per Berthelsen See more »