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The story of three abandoned bear cubs and the photographer who takes them under his wing to help them find a new mother and teach them all they need to know about life.Early in spring, when lumberjacks are removing wood from the clearings, the sound of chain saws frightens a mother bear. Sadly, she leaves her three very small cubs in their den beneath a fallen tree, and if someone doesnt take charge of them they are sure to die. Luckily, a photographer finds them, loads them into his backpack and takes them home with him. His initial worries, about what the cubs will eat and where theyll sleep, are solved rather easily, but many other problems still await them. Bringing up bear cubs is no easy matter and, on top of that, the three brothers are not the most hardworking students: they sometimes even falling asleep during their lessons. But they learn very quickly in their own bear way, and on journeys taken with their mommy photographer they quickly discover the world around them and learn the art of being bears. And they grow too: when only six months old theyre already pretty big boys and more and more resemble big bears. And because winter is coming they need to find a new home where they can hibernate before the frost comes and the first flakes of snow begin to fall.
HD upscale | 16 x 7' | © 2001
director(s): Václav Chaloupek
producer(s): Czech Television
scriptwriter(s): Václav Chaloupek
director of photography: Jiří Bálek, Ladislav Moulis
cast: Václav Chaloupek-on screen, Tomáš Topler-narration off creen
rights available: TV, Video
original language: Czech
subtitles available: English (parts 1, 2)