Arctic Tale

2007, Documentary, 1h 36m

99 Reviews 10,000+ Ratings

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Arctic Tale features breathtaking nature cinematography, but is undone by its over-cutesy narration. Read critic reviews

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Nanu, a polar bear cub, and Seela, a young walrus, live and grow to maturity in the frozen wilderness of the North, where the tundra has been a haven to their kind for countless generations. Now Nanu, Seela and the rest of the Arctic's wildlife experience the diminishment of their environment, as global warming literally melts the ice beneath them.

Cast & Crew

Queen Latifah
Narrator
Adam Ravetch
Director
Sarah Robertson
Director
Keenan Smart
Producer
Adam Leipzig
Producer
Cat Stevens
Original Music
Ben Harper
Original Music
Aimee Mann
Original Music
The Shins
Original Music
Linda Woolverton
Writer
Mose Richards
Writer
Kristin Gore
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Critic Reviews for Arctic Tale

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  • Apr 06, 2009
    The footage was amazing and so were the stories of the animals they followed. It's very cute, but also really sad...
    Sarah P Super Reviewer
  • Jul 12, 2008
    what a great movie very inspirational!! great shots and nice heartwhelming!! feeling realistic and thruthfully!! we need to take care of it!!! From National Geographic Films, the producers that brought you "March of the Penguins" and Paramount Vantage, the studio that brought you "An Inconvenient Truth," "Artic Tale" is an epic adventure tha...( read more )t explores the vast world of the Great North. The film follows the walrus, Seela and the polar bear, Nanu, on their journey from birth to adolescence to maturity and parenthood in the frozen Arctic wilderness. Once a perpetual winter wonderland of snow and ice, the walrus and the polar bear are losing their beautiful icebound world as it melts from underneath them. Narrated by Queen Latifah, the film features music from Cat Stevens, Ben Harper, Aimee Mann, and The Shins.
    Sergio E Super Reviewer
  • Jun 25, 2008
    What do we learn watching this movie? Fuzzy baby bears are cuter than baby walruses. Being a wild animal is tough. Its made tougher when the walrus' breeding grounds are melting away.
    Red L Super Reviewer
  • Jun 05, 2008
    A beautiful but tragic documentary (15 years in the making) about the struggle of polar bears and sea lions to stay alive with the drastic changes in the arctic environment.Queen Latifah does an excellent job of narrating this heartbreaking doc.
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