Knut und seine Freunde (2008)

Director:

Michael G. Johnson

Writers:

Michael G. Johnson (screenplay)
Rainer Bergomaz (writer)
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Release Date:

6 March 2008 (Germany)

Genre:

Documentary

Plot:

This documentary shows the early life of polar bear Knut that had to be hand fed by Berlin zoo employee Thomas Dörflein after its mother Tosca refused the baby in 2006. |

Cast

Thomas Dörflein	...	Himself
Knut	...	Himself
Dietmar Wunder	...	Narrator (voice)

Directed by
Michael G. Johnson		(as Michael Johnson)

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Theresa Alto		screenplay
Rainer Bergomaz		writer
Svetlana Egorova		writer
Michael G. Johnson		screenplay

Produced by
Jörn Röver	....	producer

Cinematography by
Rainer Bergomaz
Roland Gockel
Manfred Andrej Hagbeck
Alexander Huf
Anton Klima
Thomas Koppehele
Yung Sandy

Film Editing by
Bettina Vogelsang

Production Management
Tina Mersmann	....	post-production supervisor

Sound Department
Oliver Barth	....	sound editor
Daniel Gilde	....	sound designer
Daniel Gilde	....	sound editor
Bernd Popella	....	sound re-recording mixer
Bernd Popella	....	sound supervisor
Peter Roigk	....	foley artist

Visual Effects by
Wolf Bosse	....	digital intermediate producer
Nico Hauter	....	hi-def colourist
Frieda Oberlin	....	digital intermediate supervisor
Christian Tröger	....	digital artist
Philip Whitfield	....	hi-def colourist

Editorial Department
Thomas Schernikau	....	on-line editor

Thanks
Thomas Dörflein	....	thanks

Production Companies

• DOKfilm Fernsehproduktion GmbH
• Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR)
• Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg (RBB)
• Studio Hamburg Filmproduktion

Distributors

• Farbfilm-Verleih (2008) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Kadokawa Pictures (2009) (Japan) (theatrical)
• E1 Entertainment (2009) (Canada) (DVD)
• Image Entertainment (2009) (USA) (DVD)

Also Known As:

"Knut" - Japan (English title)

Runtime:

89 min

Country:

Germany

Language:

German

Color:

Color

Certification:

Japan:G | Germany:o.Al.

Filming Locations:

Berlin, Germany

Company:

DOKfilm Fernsehproduktion GmbH

Beautiful documentary

I already knew a great deal about Knut and his foster-mother, Thomas Doerflein, following them at the Berlin Zoo through international media coverage, so I was interested in this movie when it was released in Europe, bought it in German/European format, and viewed it with delight on my computer. When it became available in a format for Americans with English narration and subtitles, I was elated. Makes a lot of difference to be able to view it on the big TV (smile).

If you have spent a great deal of time at youtube viewing Knut and Thomas, or if you love Christian the Lion and spent time viewing the classic videos of Knut and Thomas, and Christian and his two young fellas, smiling and feeling good about the world, this is another super video to own. It certainly is a great movie for children, for the entire family. Don't hesitate to buy it as a permanent component of your media library (I hope you also own Christian!).