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Bear Cub(Cachorro)

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Spain · 2004
Rated PG-13 · 1h 39m
Director Miguel Albaladejo
Starring José Luis García Pérez, David Castillo, Empar Ferrer, Elvira Lindo
Genre Drama, Comedy

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 forge a household together.

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L.A. Weekly by Ernest Hardy

Albaladejo turns his film into a banal, mildly entertaining trifle of affirmation, eliciting a shrug more than any real emotion.

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Variety by Jonathan Holland

Taking a seed of an idea and nurturing it into a fable about moral hypocrisy, Bearcub substantiates prolific Spanish helmer Miguel Albaladejo's rep for well-observed, character-based dramas with an offbeat twist and a potent emotional undertow.

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TV Guide Magazine by Ken Fox

Bearded, burly and even balding, these "bears" are a refreshing change from the depilated, youth-obsessed men of "Queer as Folk."

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The New York Times by Stephen Holden

At the end, Bear Cub does have a brush with sentimentality. But by then, its integrity and low-key truthfulness has been certified in a dozen different ways.

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