The Woman Who Raised a Bear as Her Son

The Woman Who Raised a Bear as Her Son

1990 · 30 min · Animation, Family

The Inuit folktale of an old woman and the orphaned polar bear cub she took in as her own child.

Directed by Jamie Oliff

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