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The Little Polar Bear

2001 · 78 min

A gentle, brightly coloured adventure that feels like a warm storybook, with mild peril and a comforting message about friendship.

Directed by
Piet De Rycker, Thilo Rothkirch
Genres
Animation, Family, Fantasy
Starring
Mijail Verona, Jeanette Biedermann, Vanessa Petruo
Overview
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.

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Directed by
Piet De Rycker, Thilo Rothkirch
Genres
Animation, Family, Fantasy
Starring
Mijail Verona, Jeanette Biedermann, Vanessa Petruo
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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 3 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • friendship
  • family
  • survival
  • coming-of-age
  • environment
Places
  • wilderness
  • sea
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
kids
Form
  • animated
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror0
Humour5
Realism3
Romance0
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity2
Emotional weight4

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Genres
animation, family, fantasy
Directed by
Piet De Rycker, Thilo Rothkirch
Written by
Thomas Wittenburg, Piet De Rycker, Bert Schrickel
Starring
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Runtime
78 min
Country
Germany
Languages
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