Wojtek: The Bear That Went to War (2011)

Name: Wojtek: The Bear That Went to War
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2020-10-06T12:55:50+02:00
Rating: 3.17
Cast: Romi Aboulafia, Adam Eveson, Brian Blessed

Documentary | 59 minutes

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Genre: Documentary

Duration: 59 minuten

Country: United Kingdom / Germany / Poland

Directed by: Will Hood and Adam Lavis

Stars: Romi Aboulafia and Brian Blessed

IMDb score: 7,9 (110)

Releasedate: 22 October 2011

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Wojtek: The Bear That Went to War plot

Documentary about the remarkable life story of Wojtek, a 230 kg bear who became the mascot of a number of Polish refugees and soldiers during the Second World War. Wojtek was adopted in Iran in 1942 by a group of Polish refugees who were traveling through the Middle East to Palestine to join the Allied army. He was still a young animal then. Wojtek would later fight alongside the Poles, sharing their beer and cigarettes, and eventually their fate. By understanding the life and death of this unique creature, we discover new meanings to the terms immigrant, patriot, and as human beings.