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The Polar Bear King is a Scandinavian folk tale with all the classic elements of a truly great story: love; magic; adventure; the struggle between good and evil; and, of course, a quest. What my children and I really love about this story is the strength and independence of the female characters. The protagonist is a young woman who's strong, independent, and resilient; she does the rescuing, but she doesn't do it alone. Incidentally, this is not a man-bashing story; the male characters are strong, too, it's just not about them. This story is really about family and community.

There's not much dialogue, but there's a wonderful American narrator. This is what makes The Polar Bear King a true folk tale: we don't get to know everything that's going on in the characters' heads, so the viewer is free to interpret what's happening. Because this European movie was filmed in 1991, there's a certain lack of sophistication in the special effects and dubbing;(Swede or Norwegean )I don't think it takes away from the film, but I'm just adding this comment as a reminder that media technology has changed significantly over the past several years. UNIQUE and in Very Good,Clean condition.