Bear's Kiss

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Bear's Kiss
Directed by Sergei Bodrov
Written bySergei Bodrov
Carolyn Cavallero
Terrence Malick (uncredited) [1]
Starring Rebecka Liljeberg
Sergei Bodrov Jr.
Joachim Król
CinematographyXavier Pérez Grobet
Edited byMette Zeruneith
Music by Gia Kancheli
Release date
  • 13 September 2002 (2002-09-13)(Italy)
Running time
101 minutes
CountriesGermany
Sweden
Russia
Spain
France
Italy
LanguagesEnglish
Italian
Spanish
Russian

Bear's Kiss is a 2002 dramatic fantasy romance film directed by Sergei Bodrov. [2] [3] [4] It is based on an original script by Terrence Malick, who had previously attempt to fund the project multiple times. [5] A German, Swedish, Russian, Spanish, French, and Italian co-production, the film was entered into the main competition at the 59th Venice International Film Festival. [6] [7]

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The film has also been distributed under the titles Il bacio dell'orso (Italy), Le baiser de l'ours (France), Der Kuss des Bären (Germany), El beso del oso (Spain), and Медвежий поцелуй ("Medvezhiy potseluy") (Russia).

Plot

A circus girl, Lola, raises a bear from cubhood. When she discovers that the bear, named Misha, can transform into a young man, a secret romance between the two ensues.

Cast

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