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Midnight Sun

Midnight Sun

The most amazing story of survival, friendship and adventure

20145.91h 38m

Overview

In northern Canada, a young boy sets a goal for himself to to reunite an abandoned polar bear cub with its mother. Goran Visnjic joins the cast as Muktuk, a half Inuit and half Canadian, who knows the terrain where the polar bears live and who agrees to help the boy.

Directed by Brando Quilici
Written by Brando Quilici, Bart Gavigan, Hugh Hudson
Box OfficeBudget: $12.8MRevenue: $3.0M

Top Cast

Dakota Goyo

Dakota Goyo

Luke

Goran Višnjić

Goran Višnjić

Muktuk

Bridget Moynahan

Bridget Moynahan

Luke's Mom

Linda Kash

Linda Kash

Aunt Rita

K

Kendra Leigh Timmins

Abbie

Russell Yuen

Russell Yuen

Asian Doctor

Duane Murray

Duane Murray

Jake Murdoch

Matt Connors

Matt Connors

Man in towel

Racine Bebamikawe

Racine Bebamikawe

Margaret

J

Jacqueline Loewen

Eugenia

Themes & Keywords

canadawinterhuman animal relationshippolar bearbearnorthern canadaanimal rescuepizouours polairebanquise

About Midnight Sun

Midnight Sun is a family, adventure film released in 2014 exploring themes of canada, winter, human animal relationship, polar bear, bear, northern canada. Directed by Brando Quilici, it stars Dakota Goyo, Goran Višnjić, Bridget Moynahan. In northern Canada, a young boy sets a goal for himself to to reunite an abandoned polar bear cub with its mother. Goran Visnjic joins the cast as Muktuk, a half Inuit and half Canadian, who knows the terrain where the polar bears live and who agrees to help the boy.

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