This enchanting animated film is like a majestic watercolor painting come to life, pitting Man against Beast in a tale of maternal love, family bonds, animal instinct, and basic survival. Set in a land of arctic ice and snowscapes, this Inuit legend follows the star-crossed paths of an Eskimo couple, their polar bear counterparts, and the mutual struggle to protect and nurture their offspring. When her cub is stillborn, a mother bear's mate tries to alleviate her grief by stealing the newborn son of a human hunter and his wife. With his new ursine parents, the boy is raised as a bear, learning the skills needed to survive in the wild and romping playfully in the snow with other cubs. His distraught Inuit parents ultimately track the boy down and bring him back home, only to find that he prefers to live as a bear-the only real identity he's ever known. In desperation and confusion, Little Bear turns to the spirits to help him understand his true destiny and confront the innate conflict between humankind and the wild animal kingdom. Long considered Denmark's grand master of animation, director Jannik Hastrup complements more than four decades of onscreen artwork with this beautiful family film sure to beguile both animal and animation lovers of all ages.