A Bear Named Wojtek

A Bear Named Wojtek

8.0IMDb Score
Released:2023-08-11
Duration:28 min
Director:Iain Gardner
Actors:Shauna Macdonald, Bill Paterson, Michael Golab, Richard Gadd, Tomasz Borkowy
Production:The Illuminated Film Company, Studio Miniatur Filmowych, Wojtek Animation, Telewizja Polska, Running Rabbit Films, Anima-Pol, Creative Scotland, BBC Alba, Screen Scotland

Overview:

Displaced by the Second World War, a troop of Polish soldiers form an inseparable bond through an orphaned bear they name Wojtek.

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