Little Big Panda

Little Big Panda
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熊猫总动员
Directed byMichael Schoemann
Greg Manwaring
Screenplay byJörg Tensing
Produced byMichael Schoemann
Dirk Hampel
Edited byMichael Schoemann
Music byJocelyn B. Smith
Production
companies
Magus Entertainment
Benchmark Entertainment
Angels Avenue
Juventy Fims
ORB Filmproduktion
U Film
Beijing Yishang Media Investment
Acció Studios
Distributed byChina Film Group Corporation (China)
NFP Filmverleih (Germany)
Release dates
  • 3 February 2011 (2011-02-03) (China)
  • 23 February 2012 (2012-02-23) (Germany)
Running time
88 minutes
CountriesChina
Germany
Spain
Belgium
LanguagesMandarin
German
English
Budget€ 4 million
Box officeCN¥45.7 million (China)

Little Big Panda (Chinese: 熊猫总动员), (German: Kleiner starker Panda) is a 2011 animated children's family film directed by Michael Schoemann and Greg Manwaring with story by Jörg Tensing. The film is a co-production between China, Germany, Spain and Belgium and follows, a panda cub named Manchu who must convince his family and friends to leave their homes following the deforestation of the bamboo forests in search of a new one.

The film was released in China on 3 February 2011 and 23 February 2012 in Germany

Storyline

Manchu, a young panda in the Chinese highlands.  When the survival of Manchu's community is endangered, the pandas find it difficult to react. But Manchu leads the way with the help of his friends Konfusius the red panda and Jung Fu the leopard, and they overcome obstacles like snowy avalanches and unfriendly gorillas. Finding a path through spectacular terrain, the tribe meets both foes and friends until, just as their new destination is in sight, rising water from a new dam blocks the way. Manchu learns how difficult it can be to become a leader.  But his triumph over huge odds shows that hope, optimism, friendship, and the will to stand up for what’s right can lead to a brighter future.

Cast

Chinese version:

German version:

English Version:

Reception

The film earned CN¥45.685 million at the Chinese box office.

References

  1. 1 2 "熊猫总动员（2011）". cbooo.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  2. ↑ "熊猫总动员 (2011)". movie.douban.com (in Chinese). douban.com. Retrieved 16 October 2015.