Papa Bear
“Do not wake the bear in your father.”
Synopsis
When spirited troublemaker Maria pushes her overwhelmed father too far, he takes her to their remote family cabin, hoping a dose of wilderness will teach her discipline. But after a mysterious forest encounter turns him into a bear, Mila must protect her Papa Bear from a local hunter. As the two navigate hilarious mishaps and unexpected bonding, they discover that the wild has a way of bringing families closer—one bear hug at a time.
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Edited by Mikhail MamaenkoShot by Pavel YakushevichScored by Sergey ChernyakDesigned by Vitali Kukartsev
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Cast & Crew
25 unique people credited
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Directors
1Writers
1Producers
4Other crew
11Dmitriy Pavich
Casting Director
Kseniya Milya
Casting Director
Yuriy Korobov
Casting Director
Pavel Yakushevich
Cinematographer
Sergey Chernyak
Composer
Konstantin Pavlov
Editor
Mikhail Mamaenko
Editor
Timofey Shalaev
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Aleksandr Treschinskiy
Production Designer
Eduard Matskevich
Production Designer
Vitali Kukartsev
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