Bear Cub Reviews

2004

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Pedro, a gay man with an active social life and big circle of friends, takes in his nephew Bernardo for a couple weeks. When it appears as though it might become a permanent arrangement, however, Pedro turns to his friends for guidance as he and 9-year-old Bernardo begin to build a life together... Read more

Starring	Jose Luis Garcia Perez, David Castillo, Empar Ferrer, Elvira Lindo
Director	Miguel Albaladejo
Genres	Drama, Gay/Lesbian, World Cinema

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Critics' reviews (3) of Bear Cub
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A sexually enterprising gay dentist, Pedro (García Pérez), finds his lifestyle cramped somewhat by the arrival of... read more on Time Out
- Time Out
- Posted 04 Nov 2008
Terrific story. Nice mix of sexy humour and emotional resonance
- QX Magazine
- Posted 08 Oct 2007
A compassionate, life-affirming Spanish comedy-drama.
- Christian Science Monitor
- Posted 08 Oct 2007
Most helpful members' reviews (3) of Bear Cub
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39 out of 44 people found this review helpful

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Not what I expected (I'm glad to say)

Just going off the cover i was expecting a 'three men and a baby' type film. I was pleasantly surprised. Bear Cub is an intelligent film about a gay man... more

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- - Rael39 from Bury
  - Posted 19 Feb 2006 21:09
12 out of 12 people found this review helpful

Madrid's Gay Scene vividly portrayed

If you can get over the explicit scenes in the first few minutes; this is a sensitive story of an HIV Gay man trying to bring up his nephew in modern day Madrid... more

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- - A customer from Gloucester U.K.
  - Posted 27 Jan 2006 19:02
12 out of 12 people found this review helpful

Such a lucky find

Two of us watched this one and really loved it. How refreshing to see a portrayal of a real gay man - no Hollywood style nonsense settling down, when this ... more

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- - A customer from Highbury, London
  - Posted 01 Mar 2006 14:42
Most recent members' reviews (2) of Bear Cub
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1 out of 1 person found this review helpful

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Moving

Quirky, emotional and funny film dealing with sexuality, child rearing and friendship issues.

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- - zand20s from Leicester
  - Posted 04 Jul 2008 08:25
12 out of 12 people found this review helpful

Madrid's Gay Scene vividly portrayed

If you can get over the explicit scenes in the first few minutes; this is a sensitive story of an HIV Gay man trying to bring up his nephew in modern day Madrid... more

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- - A customer from Gloucester U.K.
  - Posted 27 Jan 2006 19:02

39 out of 44 people found this review helpful

[Highly rated reviewer]

Not what I expected (I'm glad to say)

Just going off the cover i was expecting a 'three men and a baby' type film. I was pleasantly surprised. Bear Cub is an intelligent film about a gay man... more

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- - Rael39 from Bury
  - Posted 19 Feb 2006 21:09
12 out of 12 people found this review helpful

Madrid's Gay Scene vividly portrayed

If you can get over the explicit scenes in the first few minutes; this is a sensitive story of an HIV Gay man trying to bring up his nephew in modern day Madrid... more

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- - A customer from Gloucester U.K.
  - Posted 27 Jan 2006 19:02
12 out of 12 people found this review helpful

Such a lucky find

Two of us watched this one and really loved it. How refreshing to see a portrayal of a real gay man - no Hollywood style nonsense settling down, when this ... more

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- - A customer from Highbury, London
  - Posted 01 Mar 2006 14:42
9 out of 9 people found this review helpful

Warm, sensitive human comedy/drama

A beautifully-observed story of the difficulties of loving and creating family across moral and cultural divides. A lovely central performance by José ... more

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- - John O'Neill from Belfast
  - Posted 28 May 2006 14:39
6 out of 6 people found this review helpful

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A hairy encounter

This Spanish film is rather like 'Kramer vs Kramer' but with large hairy gay men. Who like to have a lot of sex. It largely works thanks to dedicated ... more

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- - RJNeb2
  - Posted 09 Jun 2007 01:11
5 out of 5 people found this review helpful

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Delightful film that all will enjoy

If you're sufficiently enlightened and unprejudiced to watch a film which has a gay sex scene at the start, and several scenes of big hairy gay blokes ... more

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- - TristanWhite
  - Posted 13 Apr 2008 22:49
4 out of 4 people found this review helpful

Pretty Good

I musn't have read reviews properly, but I didn't realise the film was in Spanish - which turned out to be a pleasent surprise. Since the death of ... more

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- - A customer from Somerset
  - Posted 19 Jun 2007 14:03
4 out of 5 people found this review helpful

Wonderful

A refreshing and wonderful film. It's refreshing to see gay men not being portrayed as mindless muscle mary's but real men, lovely bears. I wonder if ... more

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- - Paul from London
  - Posted 20 Sep 2006 17:52
3 out of 3 people found this review helpful

Lovely Movie !

I wasn't expecting much, especially when the opening scene contained slightly too much information. But I ended up thinking what a lovely honest movie this ... more

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- - SuffolkBuff from Ipswich
  - Posted 23 May 2007 10:26
3 out of 3 people found this review helpful

enchanting

i thoghly enjoyed this film has a magic about it

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- - A customer from Bristol
  - Posted 24 Dec 2007 17:56

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Critics' reviews (3)
A sexually enterprising gay dentist, Pedro (García Pérez), finds his lifestyle cramped somewhat by the arrival of... read more on Time Out
- Time Out
- Posted 04 Nov 2008
Terrific story. Nice mix of sexy humour and emotional resonance
- QX Magazine
- Posted 08 Oct 2007
A compassionate, life-affirming Spanish comedy-drama.
- Christian Science Monitor
- Posted 08 Oct 2007

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