Arctic Tale

2007 Action/Adventure

March of the Penguins producers National Geographic Films team with An Inconvenient Truth producers Paramount Vantage to take viewers on an epic journey into the arctic wilderness in a documentary that explores what happens when the beautiful frozen world occupied by two majestic creatures gradually begins to melt away. Seela is a mother walrus thriving in the chilly waters of the Great North, and Nanu is a polar bear with curved claws that make it easy to maintain her footing on ice. As director Sarah Robertson follows these two remarkable creatures from birth through adolescence, maturity, and, ultimately, parenthood, viewers will bear witness to the cycle of life as it unfolds in a vast frozen landscape that could pose problems for all of humankind if it continues to thaw at the current rate.

Director: Adam Ravetch

Starring: Preston Bailey, Kwesi Boakye, Katrina Agate, Zain Ali

Reviews

  • Whatever problems some might have with its execution, it's hard to argue against a film whose intent is to kindle youthful compassion for living things and inspire action to protect Earth and its creatures.

    Claudia Puig - USA Today

    29 November 2012

  • Arctic Tale has a very precise audience in mind: Young children who aren't yet ready for the graphs and sociopolitical alarm bells of "An Inconvenient Truth."

    Ty Burr - The Boston Globe

    29 November 2012

  • It's a respectable attempt to get kids who like cuddly animals thinking about death and destruction on a global scale.

    - Entertainment Weekly

    29 November 2012

  • As charming as it is instructive.

    Desson Thomson - The Washington Post

    29 November 2012

  • The movie's stunning underwater photography (fearlessly captured by Mr. Ravetch) effectively dilutes the saccharine tone.

    Jeannette Catsoulis - The New York Times

    29 November 2012

Awards

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