Bear Cub [DVD]

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Product Description An amusing and touching film about reinterpreting the idea of "family," Bear Cub tells the engaging story of Pedro (José Luis García-Pérez), an attractive gay dentist living an active single life in Madrid. He offers to take care of his adorable 9-year-old nephew Bernardo (the remarkable David Castillo) for two weeks while the child's mother travels abroad with her latest "hippie" boyfriend. When Mom suddenly becomes detained in India, however, Pedro must become the boy's caretaker. And to further complicate matters, the boy's grandmother begins a custody battle for the child. Never overly sentimental or sensational, director Miguel Albaladejo (Manolito Four-Eyes) has crafted a funny and charming audience pleaser that inspired the Chicago Tribune to proclaim the film "striking and refreshing." Review Sweet-natured Spanish film. --The New York TimesA compassionate, life-affirming Spanish comedy-drama --Christian Science MonitorRefreshing! Burst the post-Almodovar gay-ghetto movie bubble with unflinching honesty. --Village Voice