
The story of a modern family bored with the hassles of the city life in Los Angeles. They head for the wilderness never to return.


“He's an orphan... at the start of a journey. A journey to survive.”
An orphan bear cub hooks up with an adult male as they try to dodge human hunters.

Youk the Bear
The Bear Cub

Bart the Bear
The Kodiak Bear

Tchéky Karyo
Tom

Jack Wallace
Bill

André Lacombe
The Dog Hunter
The Bear is a adventure, drama, family film released in 1988 exploring themes of canada, based on novel or book, rocky mountains, wilderness, brown bear, puma. Directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud, it stars Youk the Bear, Bart the Bear, Tchéky Karyo. An orphan bear cub hooks up with an adult male as they try to dodge human hunters.
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