Archived: The famous bear invasion of Sicily

10TH BIRTHDAY OF CHINA METROPOLIS

On the occasion of the tenth anniversary of the launch of the Kina Metropolis program, a film marathon will be held on Saturday, September 26, with 4 films: Animafest's Glorious Bear Invasion of Sicily, and How to Be a Good Wife, Faithful Man and Corpus christi. All tickets will be on sale at the popular price of 10 kuna, and a cinema ticket will also allow entry to the exhibition of your choice at MSU.

The famous bear invasion of Sicily

(La fameuse invasion des ours en Sicile), animated, 82 ′, France, Italy, dir. Lorenzo Mattotti.

This fantastic story begins in ancient times when bears were still roaming the mountains of Sicily. When the hunters kidnap the bear Tony, the son of the bear king Léonce, the latter, with the intention of returning his son and ensuring the well-being of his people, goes to war against the people. With a powerful bear army and the help of a wizard, he emerges victorious from the battle, but unfortunately soon realizes that bears cannot live in a land of humans. The director of the film is the famous Italian illustrator and comic book artist Lorenzo Mattotti, and he found the inspiration for this animated film in the story of the same name by Dino Buzzati.

The animated film The Famous Bear Invasion of Sicily is shown as part of the Animafest Zagreb 2020 program.