The little Polar Bear - The Mysterious Island
Feature film 2005, duration 80 min.
based on the books by Hans de Beer
 
Kalle is a rather nasty polar bear, and Caruso, the singing penguin, has been a thorn in his flesh for quite some time. So Kalle decides it’s high time to get rid of him. Lars, the little polar bear, and his friend Robby want to help Caruso. Instead, however, the three of them end up in a clattering train heading south. From a port, they sail across the ocean by ship, only to be dragged over board in a fishing net. However, with their last ounce of strength they finally manage to reach the beach of a mysterious island. After Lars, Robby and Caruso set foot on the tropical paradise, they become acquainted with lots and lots of very strange and funny animals. But suddenly some scientists try to catch the biggest friend Lars has ever had. Now he needs help from all of his friends to foil the scientists' plan.
 
 
Script
Bert Schrickel
Thomas Wittenburg
Piet de Rycker
Rolf Giesen
Producer
Maya Gräfin Rothkirch
Thilo Graf Rothkirch
Director
Piet de Rycker
Thilo Graf Rothkirch
Animation Director
Kris Van Alphen
Alberto Campos
Music
Nick Glennie-Smith
Oskar-Preisträger Hans Zimmer
Voices
Maximilian Artajo
Dirk Bach
Anke Engelke
Joy
Oliver Kalkofe
Ingolf Lück
Eva Mattes
Mirko Nonntschew
Bastian Pastewka
Harry Rowohlt
Ralf Schmitz
Atze Schröder u.a.
Songs
Dirk Bach und Joy
Co-Production
© 2005 Rothkirch Cartoon-Film
Warner Bros. Entertainment GmbH
MaBo Investions GmbH & CO KG
subsidised by
Filmstiftung NRW, Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg GmbH
FFA Filmförderungsanstalt/German Federal Film Board
Filmförderung Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein
MDM Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung
 
 
"STUDIO OF THE YEAR" PULCINELLA AWARD
Salerno | Cartoons On The Bay
2007
Chicago International Children's Film Festival | USA 2006
Zlin Film Festival | Polen 2006
Sprockets | Toronto International Film Festival for Children | Canada 2006
 
 
Merchandising
WDR Mediagroup und NSV
Distribution
Worldwide distribution TV, video and cinema, Warner Bros.
Book
Nord-Süd Verlags AG
Soundtrack
Warner Bros.
CD-ROM
Oetinger Interaktiv
Audio Play and song album
Edel Media&Entertainment GmbH