Arctic Tale

***Arctic Tale*** is a 2007 American documentary film from the National Geographic Society about the life cycle of a walrus and her calf, and a polar bear and her cubs, in a similar vein to the 2005 hit production *March of the Penguins*, also from National Geographic. It was directed by Adam Ravetch and Sarah Robertson and is narrated by Queen Latifah. The animal characters named in the movie, "Nanu" the female polar bear and "Seela" the female walrus, are based on composites of animals in their species, as noted at the end of the film.

## Storyline

### Plot

Two narratives - the life cycle of a mother walrus and her calf, and the life of a polar bear and her cubs - are used to illustrate the harsh realities of existence in the Arctic.

### Genres

* Documentary
* Family

### Motion Picture Rating

* **Atp** (Argentina)
* **G** (Australia)
* **K-3** (Finland)
* **0** (Germany)
* **G** (Ireland) (theatrical rating)
* **PG** (Ireland) (video rating)
* **PG** (Singapore)
* **All** (South Korea)
* **GP** (Taiwan)
* **U** (UK) (theatrical rating)
* **PG** (UK) (video rating)
* **G** (USA)

## Images

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## Cast and Crew

### Directors

* Adam Ravetch
* Sarah Robertson

### Writing Credits (WGA)

* Linda Woolverton (narration) and
* Mose Richards (narration) and
* Kristin Gore (narration)

### Other Cast

* Katrina Agate - Kid in End Credits
* Zain Ali - Kid in End Credits
* Preston Bailey - Kid in End Credits
* Kwesi Boakye - Kid in End Credits
* Michael Huang - Kid in End Credits
* Sierra Marcoux - Kid in End Credits
* Dante Pastula - Kid in End Credits
* Peyton Pearson - Kid in End Credits
* Isabella Peschardt - Kid in End Credits
* Christina Robinson - Kid in End Credits
* Lili Sepe - Kid in End Credits
* Ke'ala Valencia - Kid in End Credits

### Producers

* Katie Bauer (associate producer)
* Kattie Evans (co-producer)
* Tim Kelly (executive producer)
* Adam Leipzig (producer)
* John Bard Manulis (executive producer)
* Kevin McCarey (executive producer)
* Chris Miller (co-producer / post-production producer: Visionbox Media Group)
* Michael Rosenfeld (executive producer)
* Keenan Smart (producer)

## Details

### Release Dates

* June 17, 2007 (USA) (Silverdocs Film Festival)
* July 10, 2007 (UK) (Cambridge Film Festival)
* July 25, 2007 (USA) (limited)
* August 17, 2007 (USA)
* September 13, 2007 (Singapore)
* September 14, 2007 (Latvia)
* October 6, 2007 (Japan)
* October 6, 2007 (Mexico) (Morelia Film Festival)
* October 31, 2007 (Germany)
* December 10, 2007 (Estonia)
* December 14, 2007 (Lithuania)
* February 8, 2008 (UK)
* February 8, 2008 (Ireland)
* March 3, 2008 (Hong Kong)
* June 12, 2008 (Australia)
* December 25, 2010 (Brazil)

### Home Media Release Dates

* December 4, 2007 (USA) (DVD)
* December 4, 2007 (USA) (HD DVD)
* September 8, 2008 (UK) (DVD)
* April 21, 2009 (USA) (Blu-Ray)
* January 1, 2013 (USA) (Blu-Ray re-release)
* August 1, 2017 (USA) (DVD re-release)
* August 1, 2017 (USA) (Blu-Ray re-release)
* January 9, 2018 (USA) (DVD re-release)

## Reception

### Box office

*Arctic Tale* grossed $1,864,636 worldwide.

### Critical response

The film has a 7.0 rating on IMDb and a 61% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

## Company Credits

### Production Companies

* Paramount Classics
* Visionbox Pictures
* National Geographic Films
* Starbucks Entertainment

### Distributors

* Benelux Film Distribution (2007) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
* Buena Vista International (2007) (Germany) (theatrical)
* Festive Films (2007) (Singapore) (theatrical)
* Golden Village Pictures (2007) (Singapore) (theatrical)
* Paramount Pictures (2008) (UK) (theatrical)
* Paramount Pictures (2008) (Ireland) (theatrical)
* Paramount Classics (2007) (USA) (theatrical)
* Universum Film (2007) (Germany) (theatrical)
* Gaumont (2008) (France) (all media)
* Palace Films (2008) (Australia) (all media)
* Paramount Home Media Distribution (2007) (USA) (DVD)
* Paramount Home Media Distribution (2007) (USA) (HD DVD)
* Paramount Home Media Distribution (2008) (UK) (DVD)
* Paramount Home Media Distribution (2009) (USA) (Blu-Ray)
* Warner Home Video (2013) (USA) (Blu-Ray)
* Paramount Home Media Distribution (2017) (USA) (DVD)
* Paramount Home Media Distribution (2017) (USA) (Blu-Ray)
* Paramount Home Media Distribution (2018) (USA) (DVD)