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The bear who swallowed a fly

2020 · 7 min

A light, silly woodland romp that plays like a picture book read aloud, gentle and quick enough for very small viewers.

Directed by
Pascale Hecquet
Genres
Animation, Family
Overview
A bear is sleeping peacefully in the woods when he accidentally swallows a fly. He can't stand it buzzing around in his belly. On the advice of a squirrel, he swallows a frog... who croaks inside him; then a grass snake, whose wriggling tickles him; then a heron, whose beak prickles him. What lengths will he go to to stop this torture?

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Directed by
Pascale Hecquet
Genres
Animation, Family
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Tone
    Pacing
    brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • survival
    Places
    • wilderness
    Era
    timeless
    Audience
    kids
    Form
    • animated
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour3
    Realism2
    Romance0
    Tension2
    Darkness1
    Complexity1
    Emotional weight1

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    Details

    Genres
    animation, family
    Directed by
    Pascale Hecquet
    Written by
    Arnaud Demuynck
    Runtime
    7 min
    Country
    Belgium, France
    Languages
    French

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