Panda Bear in Africa

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Panda Bear in Africa
Panda Bear in Africa poster.jpg
Dutch theatrical release poster
Dutch Pandabeer in Afrika
Directed by
Written by Richard Claus  [ de ]
Karsten Kiilerich
Rob Sprackling
Produced byChantal Nissen
Anders Mastrup
Richard Claus
Jean Labadie
Starring
CinematographyNiels Grønlykke
Edited by Job ter Burg
Music byVidjay Beerepoot
Production
companies
A. Film Production
Cool Beans
Le Pacte
Katuni Animation
Comet Film
Distributed by WW Entertainment (Netherlands)
Angel Distribution (Denmark) [1]
Le Pacte (France)
Release dates
  • February 15, 2024 (2024-02-15)(Berlin)
  • October 16, 2024 (2024-10-16)(Netherlands)
Running time
84 minutes
CountriesDenmark
Netherlands
France
Germany
Estonia
Languages
  • Dutch
  • English
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]

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Plot

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.

Voice cast

Reception

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]

References

  1. "Panda Bear in Africa". www.dfi.dk. Retrieved 2025-01-08.
  2. "Panda Bear in Africa". Box Office Mojo . Retrieved 2025-03-30.
  3. "Panda Bear in Africa". Cinema Management Group . 15 July 2023.
  4. Claus, Richard; Kiilerich, Karsten (2024-08-07). Petit Panda en Afrique (in French). Le Pacte . Retrieved 2025-02-09.
  5. "Notre critique de Petit Panda en Afrique: les routes de la joie". Le Figaro (in French). 2024-08-06. Retrieved 2025-02-09.
  6. ""Petit Panda en Afrique" : savane sans surprise". www.telerama.fr (in French). 2024-08-07. Retrieved 2025-02-09.
  7.  Petit Panda en Afrique » : un jeune ours en images animées tout en rondeur soyeuse" (in French). 2024-08-07. Retrieved 2025-02-09.