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The Boy Who Wanted to Be a Bear

Original title: Drengen der ville gøre det umulige
  • 2002
  • 1h 15m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
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The Boy Who Wanted to Be a Bear (2002)
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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.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.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
    • Michel Fessler
    • Tom Wayland
  • Stars
    • Marlon Vilstrup
    • Joachim Boje Helvang
    • Otto Brandenburg
  • See production, box office & company info
  • IMDb RATING
    6.9/10
    473
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Jannik Hastrup
    • Writers
      • Bent Haller
      • Michel Fessler
      • Tom Wayland
    • Stars
      • Marlon Vilstrup
      • Joachim Boje Helvang
      • Otto Brandenburg
    • 5User reviews
    • 7Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 12 wins & 5 nominations

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    The Boy Who Wanted to Be a Bear (2002)
    Bruno Coulais, Otto Brandenburg, Marie Bro, Didier Brunner, James Carter Cathcart, Anne Clausen, Lisbet Dahl, Michel Fessler, Anne-Lise Gabold, Dan Green, Jannik Hastrup, Joachim Boje Helvang, Ellen Hillingsø, Carol Jacobanis, Tommy Kenter, Jesper Klein, Sidse Babett Knudsen, J. David Brimmer, Andrew Rannells, Bent E. Rasmussen, Claus Ryskjær, Sean Schemmel, Paprika Steen, Veronica Taylor, Tom Wayland, Marlon Vilstrup, Erica Schroeder, Asta Lund Havmøller, Nicoline Jønborg, William Tarding, Christopher Torreck, Carla Docherty, Kether Donohue, Maxwell Frazier, and Rena Taylor in The Boy Who Wanted to Be a Bear (2002)
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    Marlon Vilstrup
    • Little Bear Boy
    • (voice)
    Joachim Boje Helvang
    • Older Bear Boy
    • (voice)
    • (as Joachim Boie Helvang)
    Otto Brandenburg
    • Male Bear
    • (voice)
    Paprika Steen
    Paprika Steen
    • Female Bear
    • (voice)
    Anne Clausen
    • Older Bear Girl
    • (voice)
    Tommy Kenter
    • Raven
    • (voice)
    Thomas Bo Larsen
    Thomas Bo Larsen
    • Man
    • (voice)
    Sidse Babett Knudsen
    Sidse Babett Knudsen
    • Woman
    • (voice)
    Carla Docherty
    • Little Girl Bear
    • (voice)
    Claus Ryskjær
    • Dog
    • (voice)
    • …
    Jesper Klein
    • Whale
    • (voice)
    • …
    Lisbet Dahl
    • The Northern Wind
    • (voice)
    Ellen Hillingsø
    Ellen Hillingsø
    • The Sea
    • (voice)
    • (as Ellen Hillingsøe)
    • …
    Anne-Lise Gabold
    • The Spirit
    • (voice)
    • (as Anne Lise Gabold)
    William Tarding
    • Child
    • (voice)
    Asta Lund Havmøller
    • Child
    • (voice)
    Nicoline Jønborg
    • Child
    • (voice)
    Christopher Torreck
    • Child
    • (voice)
    • Director
      • Jannik Hastrup
    • Writers
      • Bent Haller
      • Michel Fessler
      • Tom Wayland
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      The first cartoon ever to be released in a Greenlandic-language version.
    • Connections
      References Samson & Sally (1984)
    • Soundtracks
      Farvel
      Lyrics and music by Martin Brygmann

      Performed by Otto Brandenburg

      Arranged and played by Martin Brygmann and Peter Michael Jensen

      Mixed in 4C Studio by Rune Zetterström

    User reviews5

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    10/10
    The writer is a genus ...
    Hello; I think this animation is one of the best cartoons ever made in 21st century .

    I suppose the writer of this animation or film has a lots of things going on on in his head so that he could turn the story around several times and put us in a situation that we didn't know what was exactly going to happen.

    You know at the very beginning of the animation i didn't know what is it's going to be even about , but after 30 minutes into the movie I thought it was going to be an animation like Tarzan who was Grown Up by animals and then he went back to to the human beings again nd started and new normal human life.

    But then just suddenly the story did go paranormal and magical that in the final minutes of the animation the main character who is the boy even once died and at the end of this story The Boy finally had his wish granted and became a bear!

    I really loved this animation and really admire the writer(s) the director(s) and all the people who played the part in the story's success... Finally , I wanna beg all the directors, filmmakers, animation makers and whosoever is in this business to please please make more animations and movies like this ... thank you.
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    • Release date
      • November 19, 2004 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Denmark
      • France
    • Official site
      • Official site (Denmark)
    • Languages
      • Danish
      • Swedish
    • Also known as
      • The Boy Who Wanted to Do the Impossible
    • Production companies
      • Dansk Tegnefilm
      • Les Armateurs
      • France 3 Cinéma
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • DKK 32,400,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $806,725
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 15 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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