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Film · 2017

The Giant Pear

Original titleDen utrolige historie om den kæmpestore pære

Directed by Amalie Næsby Fick and Jørgen Lerdam · starring Liva Elvira Magnussen, Peter Plaugborg and Henrik Koefoed

  • 1 h 19 min
  • U
  • Animation · Family · Adventure
  • Denmark
  • Released in the UK 26 July 2018
  • 3.7 AverageMovieNCo
  • 1.9 Users1 vote
  • 5.5 Critics3 reviews
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Synopsis

The film is based on the eponymous children's story by Jacob Martin Strid. 'The Giant Pear' tells the story of elephant Sebastian and his friend, a cat called Mitcho. The two live in Sunnytown, a place where everything is usually very peaceful, but things just haven't been quite the same since the disappearance of the mayor JB, Sebastian and Mitcho's close friend. Convinced that there's more to their friend's disappearance that meets the eye, their suspicions are only confirmed when they find a message in a bottle accompanied by a seed. The message is from JB, telling them he's found a mysterious island, and he need his friends to rescue him. Overnight, the seed grows into a giant pear, and so Mitcho and Sebastian hop on board it in search of their Mayor and friend.

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The essentials

Runtime
79 min1 hour and 19 minutes
Rating
UUniversal
How long is The Giant Pear?
1 hour and 19 minutes (79 minutes).
When was The Giant Pear released in the UK?
It was released in the UK on 26 July 2018.
Who directed The Giant Pear?
Amalie Næsby Fick, Jørgen Lerdam and Philip Einstein Lipski.
Who is in The Giant Pear?
It stars Liva Elvira Magnussen, Peter Plaugborg, Henrik Koefoed and Søren Pilmark.
Where can I watch The Giant Pear?
In the UK it is available free on Prime Video and to rent on Apple TV.
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Cast

Full cast (11)
Director
Amalie Næsby Fick, Jørgen Lerdam, Philip Einstein Lipski
Writers
Bo Hr. Hansen
Producers
Philip Einstein Lipski

Videos and trailers

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'The Giant Pear' Trailer 2:1526 February 2018

Photos and posters

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Reviews

All 3 reviews
1.9 1 vote

What the critics say average 5.5 from 3 outlets

  • 6.5 Screen DailySarah Ward "While that?s a significant amount of story for young viewers to navigate, it?s all as light, breezy and jovial as the overall tone, and they?ll eagerly laugh at the ample slapstick silliness along… Read
  • 6.0 The GuardianLeslie Felperin "Although it doesn?t even come close to meeting the quality bar set by Pixar/Disney and other US studios for character design, depth of rendering and sheer granular detail, as Euro cartoons go this… Read
  • 4.0 Los Angeles TimesLarushka Ivan-Zadeh ?Is this the new 'James and the Giant Peach'? My six-year-old asked hopefully. Answer: no. However, this friendly and colourful Danish cartoon (fear not, it?s dubbed) should keep most four to… Read

Trivia

  • Children's book

    "The film is based on the popular children's book of the same name, written by Jakob Martin Strid".

  • Script

    "The script is signed by Bo Hr. Hansen ('Word of God') and produced by Thomas Heinesen of Nordisk Film Production and Trine Heidegaard of Pop Up Production with the support of the Danish Film Institute".

  • Fourth most popular film

    "The animation film has drawn 216,000 guests to theatres since its premiere, making it the fourth most popular Danish film in cinemas of 2018".

  • More than 100 countries

    "The film is now sold to more than 100 countries, including France, Spain, China, Korea, the Middle East and Russia".

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