Brave is a 2012 American computer-animated fantasy film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. It was directed by Mark Andrews and Brenda Chapman and co-directed by Steve Purcell. The story is by Chapman, with the screenplay by Andrews, Purcell, Chapman and Irene Mecchi. The film was produced by Katherine Sarafian, with John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton, and Pete Docter as executive producers.
The film’s voice cast features Kelly Macdonald, Billy Connolly, Emma Thompson, Julie Walters, Robbie Coltrane, Kevin McKidd, and Craig Ferguson. Set in the Scottish Highlands, the film tells the story of a princess named Merida who defies an age-old custom, causing chaos in the kingdom by expressing the desire not to be betrothed.
- Starring : Kelly Macdonald / Billy Connolly
- Genre : Animation / Adventure / Comedy / Family / Fantasy
- Country : United States / United Kingdom
- Language : English
- Director : Mark Andrews / Brenda Chapman / Steve Purcell
- Production : Walt Disney Pictures / Pixar Animation Studios
- Distributor : Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures / B&H Film Distribution / Columbia Pictures / Feelgood Entertainment / Forum Cinemas / Forum Hungary / The Walt Disney Company / Walt Disney Company Nordic / Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment / Walt Disney Studios Japan / Walt Disney Studios Sony Pictures Releasing (WDSSPR) / Westec Media Limited / BBC One / Eén / FX Network / Home Box Office (HBO) / Intercontinental Video / Nelonen / SBS6 / TV3 / Zon Audiovisuais
Brave movie
Brave release date
- June 10, 2012 : USA (Seattle International Film Festival)
- June 18, 2012 : USA (Hollywood, California) (premiere)
- June 21, 2012 : Australia
- June 22, 2012 : Canada
- June 22, 2012 : India
- June 22, 2012 : USA
- June 30, 2012 : UK (Edinburgh International Film Festival)
- July 1, 2012 : France (Paris Cinema Festival)
- July 12, 2012 : Israel
- July 21, 2012 : Japan
- August 1, 2012 : France
- August 1, 2012 : Philippines
- August 2, 2012 : Germany
- August 3, 2012 : UK (Scotland only)
- August 3, 2012 : Ireland
- August 8, 2012 : Singapore
- August 10, 2012 : Spain
- August 13, 2012 : UK
- August 31, 2012 : Sweden
Brave cast
- Kelly Macdonald as Merida(voice)
- Billy Connolly as Fergus(voice)
- Emma Thompson as Elinor(voice)
- Julie Walters as The Witch(voice)
- Robbie Coltrane as Lord Dingwall(voice)
- Kevin McKidd as Lord MacGuffin / Young MacGuffin(voice)
- Craig Ferguson as Lord Macintosh(voice)
- Sally Kinghorn as Maudie(voice)
- Eilidh Fraser as Maudie(voice)
- Peigi Barker as Young Merida(voice)
- Steven Cree as Young Macintosh(voice)
- Steve Purcell as The Crow(voice)
- Callum O’Neill as Wee Dingwall(voice)
- Patrick Doyle as Martin(voice)
- John Ratzenberger as Gordon(voice)
Chapman drew inspiration for the film’s story from her relationship with her own daughter. Co-directing with Mark Andrews, Chapman became Pixar’s first female director of a feature-length film. To create the most complex visuals possible, Pixar completely rewrote their animation system for the first time in 25 years. Brave is the first film to use the Dolby Atmos sound format.
Brave premiered on June 10, 2012, at the Seattle International Film Festival, and was released in North America on June 22, 2012, to both positive reviews and box office success. The film won the Academy Award, the Golden Globe, and the BAFTA Award for Best Animated Feature Film. Preceding the feature theatrically was a short film entitled La Luna, directed by Enrico Casarosa.
In medieval Scotland, Princess Merida of the clan Dunbroch is given a bow and arrow by her father, King Fergus, for her sixth birthday to the dismay of her mother, Queen Elinor. While venturing into the woods to fetch a stray arrow, Merida encounters a will-o’-the-wisp. Soon afterward, Mor’du, a huge demon bear, attacks the family. Merida flees on horseback with Elinor, while Fergus and his men fend off Mor’du, though the fight costs him one of his legs.
Ten years later, Merida, now with three younger triplet brothers, discovers that she is to be betrothed to the son of one of her father’s allies. Elinor explains that failure to consent to the betrothal could harm Dunbroch, reminding Merida of a legend of a prince whose pride and refusal to follow his father’s wishes destroyed his kingdom.
The allied clan chieftains and their first-born sons arrive to compete in the Highland games for Merida’s hand in marriage. Merida twists the rules, announcing that as her own clan’s firstborn she is eligible to compete for her own hand. She easily bests her suitors in an archery contest, shaming the other clans. Elinor and Merida have a fight, during which Elinor throws Merida’s bow in a fire place. Devastaed, Merida runs away into the forest. Wisps appear, leading her to the hut of an elderly witch. Merida bargains for a spell to change her fate, and the witch gives her an enchanted cake.
When Merida gives Elinor the cake, it transforms her into a bear, unable to speak but still retaining most of her human consciousness. Merida returns to the witch’s cottage with Elinor, only to find it deserted, and discovers a message from the witch: unless Merida is able to “mend the bond torn by pride” before the second sunrise, the spell will become permanent. Merida and Elinor are led by the wisps to ancient ruins, where they encounter Mor’du. Realizing that Mor’du was the prince in the legend, Merida vows that she will not let the same thing happen to her mother, and concludes she needs to repair the family tapestry she damaged during their argument.
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