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S.R.P. $9.99
Released: May 2005
UPC: 807839001778
Catalog Number: TLAD117
Spain, 2004, 98 min
Director:
Miguel Albaladejo
Genre: Gay
Language:
Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1 (primary)
English subtitles
Aspect Ratio:
1.85
Extras:
Anamorphic
Features:
Audio commentary: José Luis García-Pérez
Photo gallery:
Chapter selection:
Digitally mastered:
Other: Optional English subtitles, Director's production notes
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An amusing and touching film about reinterpreting the idea of "family," Bear Cub tells the engaging story of Pedro (José Luis García-Pérez), an attractive gay dentist living an active single life in Madrid. He offers to take care of his adorable 9-year-old nephew Bernardo (the remarkable David Castillo) for two weeks while the child's mother travels abroad with her latest "hippie" boyfriend. When Mom suddenly becomes detained in India, however, Pedro must become the boy's caretaker. And to further complicate matters, the boy's grandmother begins a custody battle for the child. Never overly sentimental or sensational, director Miguel Albaladejo (Manolito Four-Eyes) has crafted a funny and charming audience pleaser that inspired the Chicago Tribune to proclaim the film "striking and refreshing."
The New York Times
"A compassionate, life-affirming Spanish comedy-drama" Christian Science Monitor
"Warm, wholesome, unabashedly homoerotic film." The Chicago Reader
"Refreshing! Burst the post-Almodovar gay-ghetto movie bubble with unflinching honesty." Village Voice
Festivals
Berlin International Film Festival 2004
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