The Boy Who Wanted to Be a Bear (2002)

Synopsis: When a mother polar bear's cub dies in the Arctic wilderness, the father polar bear assuages her grief by kidnapping a human baby boy to raise as their own. But after several happy years of living solely as a bear, the boy is forced to make a choice between his adoptive and birth parents when his... When a mother polar bear's cub dies in the Arctic wilderness, the father polar bear assuages her grief by kidnapping a human baby boy to raise as their own. But after several happy years of living solely as a bear, the boy is forced to make a choice between his adoptive and birth parents when his human father tracks him down. Directed by Danish animator Jannik Hastrup, scored by Bruno Coulais (WINGED MIGRATION), and produced by the team behind THE TRIPLETS OF BELLEVILLE, the well-pedigreed and award-winning animated feature THE BOY WHO WANTED TO BE A BEAR is a heartwarming tale of family loyalties among the frozen tundra. [More]