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Dutch | Pandabeer in Afrika |
Directed by | |
Written by | Richard Claus Karsten Kiilerich Rob Sprackling |
Produced by | Chantal Nissen Anders Mastrup Richard Claus Jean Labadie |
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Cinematography | Niels Grønlykke |
Edited by | Job ter Burg |
Music by | Vidjay Beerepoot |
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Distributed by | WW Entertainment (Netherlands) Angel Distribution (Denmark) [1] Le Pacte (France) |
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Running time | 84 minutes |
Countries | Denmark Netherlands France Germany Estonia |
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Box office | $6.3 million [2] |
Panda Bear in Africa (Dutch: Pandabeer in Afrika) is a 2024 animated adventure film directed by Richard Claus and Karsten Kiilerich with story by Claus, Kiierich and Rob Sprackling. The film is an international co-production between Denmark, Netherlands, France, Germany, and Estonia and it follows a panda cub who travels to Africa in order to rescue his dragon friend who has been kidnapped. [3] The film was first released in Germany at the European Film Market during a screening at CinemaxX in Berlin on February 15, then on August 7 in France and October 16 in the Netherlands. [4]
When the young and not so adventurous panda bear Pang discovers that his best friend Jielong the dragon is kidnapped, he follows her all the way from China to Africa. On this journey he finds a world completely unknown to him as he faces frightening kudus, dancing ostriches and the evil lion Malume. With newfound friends Jojo, an unreliable monkey, and Niala, a lonesome hyena, he needs to figure out how to defeat Malume, free Jielong and save Niala's family.
A review in Le Figaro praised the joyful spirit of the film. [5] Télérama found the production predictable. [6] A mixed review in Le Monde noted that all characters were very talkative. [7]