Arctic Tale (2007, USA)
Release Date: 17 August 2007 (USA)
Genres: Documentary | Family
Directors: Sarah Robertson
Country: USA
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Arctic Tale offers the story of life north of the Arctic circle. As you might expect, life in the Arctic ain’t easy, even for native creatures.
This documentary chronicles the lives of two youngsters in one of the coldest places on Earth. Watch as Seela the walrus and Nanu the polar bear grow from newborns to teenagers and what it takes to survive in an environment that’s rapidly shrinking thanks to climate change.
Created by National Geographic, rest assured you’re getting the unvarnished truth in Arctic Tale, so what it lacks in dramatic writing in the narration it makes up for with a realistic look at how tough these animals actually have it.
Nevertheless, Arctic Tale is a kid-friendly, non-preachy window on the north as a place of wonder and a harbinger of change.
By focusing on Nanu, a polar bear, and Seela, a walrus, Robertson and Ravetch have made the doom-and-gloom global warming discussion that much more approachable for children. It’s equally potent for grown-ups, too: The inconvenient truth is made more inconvenient by seeing how it affects Arctic wildlife.
Tags: arctic, family, kids movie, polar bears
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