Big Kids movie night
Little Big Panda
The story
Little Big Panda (Chinese: 熊猫总动员), (German: Kleiner starker Panda) is a 2011 animated children's family film directed by Michael Schoemann and Greg Manwaring with story by Jörg Tensing. The film is a co-production between China, Germany, Spain and Belgium and follows, a panda cub named Manchu who must convince his family and friends to leave their homes following the deforestation of the bamboo forests in search of a new one.
The film was released in China on 3 February 2011 and 23 February 2012 in Germany
Storyline
Manchu, a young panda in the Chinese highlands. When the survival of Manchu's community is endangered, the pandas find it difficult to react. But Manchu leads the way with the help of his friends Konfusius the red panda and Jung Fu the leopard, and they overcome obstacles like snowy avalanches and unfriendly gorillas. Finding a path through spectacular terrain, the tribe meets both foes and friends until, just as their new destination is in sight, rising water from a new dam blocks the way. Manchu learns how difficult it can be to become a leader. But his triumph over huge odds shows that hope, optimism, friendship, and the will to stand up for what’s right can lead to a brighter future.
Cast
Chinese version:
He Jiong
Dinan Chen
Xie Na
Weijia Li
Du Haitao
Liu Chunyan
Jing Li
Zhao Zhongxiang
Yang Li
Banyu Shi
Qiaosheng Han
Huang Jianxiang
Weizhi Zhao
Wu Xin
German version:
Anna Thalbach as Frau Cheng
Rainer Gerlach as Ying
David Kunze as Manchu
Santiago Ziesmer as Konfusius
Vivien Gilbert as Chi Chi
Friedel Morgenstern as Jung Fu
English Version:
Karen Strassman as Manchu
Sam Riegel as Kung Fucios
Cristina Vee as Yung Fu
Alex Ryan as Ying
Paige B. Franklin as Mama Chu
Jessica Straus as Chi Chi
Jessica Gee as Lung Fu
Brent Henry as Buddha Bear
Wendee Lee as Mrs. Cheng
Michael McConnohie as Mr. Teng
Max Moran as Hoo Hoo
Travis Willingham as Brutas
Joe Cooker as Tyson
Barbara Goodson as Additional Voices
Grant George as Additional Voices
Mari Devon as Additional Voices
Steve Kramer as Additional Voices
Steve Pinto as Additional Voices
Reception
The film earned CN¥45.685 million at the Chinese box office.