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Brave is a 2012 American animated fantasy film produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures. The film was directed by Mark Andrews and Brenda Chapman (in the former's feature directorial debut), co-directed by Steve Purcell, and produced by Katherine Sarafian, with John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton, and Pete Docter serving as executive producers. The story was written by Chapman, who also co-wrote the film's screenplay with Andrews, Purcell, and Irene Mecchi. The film stars the voices of 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 Princess Merida of DunBroch who defies an age-old custom, causing chaos in the kingdom by expressing the desire not to be betrothed. When Queen Elinor (Thompson), her mother, falls victim to a beastly curse and turns into a bear, Merida must look within herself and find the key to saving the kingdom. Merida is the first character in the Disney Princess line to be created by Pixar. The film is also dedicated to Pixar chairman and Apple co-founder and CEO Steve Jobs, who died before the film's release.

Brave is Pixar's first film with a female protagonist, and the first one animated with a new proprietary animation system, called Presto. Originally titled The Bear and the Bow, the film was first announced in April 2008 alongside Up (2009) and Cars 2 (2011). Chapman, who had just wrapped up work as a story artist on Cars (2006), drew inspiration for the film's story from her relationship with her own daughter. Co-directing with Andrews and Purcell, 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. The filmmakers created three original tartan patterns for three of the four clans in the film. Patrick Doyle composed the film's musical score.

Brave premiered at the Seattle International Film Festival on June 10, 2012, and was theatrically released in North America on June 22. Receiving generally positive reviews, it was a box office success, grossing $539 million against a $185 million budget. 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.

Cast[]

Character Actor
Merida (Brave)
Young Merida (Brave)
Merida
Kelly Macdonald
Peigi Barker (younger)
Queen Elinor (Brave)
Elinor Bear (Brave)
Queen Elinor
Emma Thompson
King Fergus (Brave)
King Fergus
Billy Connolly
The Witch (Brave)
The Witch
Julie Walters
Lord Dingwall (Brave)
Lord Dingwall
Robbie Coltrane
Lord MacGuffin (Brave)
Lord MacGuffin
Kevin McKidd
Young MacGuffin (Brave)
Young MacGuffin
Lord Macintosh (Brave)
Lord MacIntosh
Craig Ferguson
Maudie (Brave)
Maudie
Sally Kinghorn
Eilidh Fraser
Young Macintosh (Brave)
Young MacIntosh
Steven Cree
Wee Dingwall (Brave)
Wee Dingwall
Callum O'Neill
The Crow (Brave)
The Crow
Steve Purcell
Martin (Brave)
Martin
Patrick Doyle
Gordon (Brave)
Gordon
John Ratzenberger

Music[]

Song Singer(s)
Touch the Sky
Julie Fowlis
Into the Open Air
Julie Fowlis
Learn Me Right
Birdy
Mumford & Sons
Song of Mor'du
Billy Connolly
Chorus
Noble Maiden Fair
Emma Thompson
Peigi Barker
My Spirit Flies
Frankie Barranco

International versions[]

Language Title
Brave - logo (English) Adyghe Гу хахуэ зиIэ
Brave - logo (English) Albanian Rebelja
Brave - logo (Arabic) Arabic (Egypt) أسطورة مريدا
Brave - logo (Arabic) Arabic (Standard)
(2012 version)
أسطورة مريدا
Brave - logo (Arabic) Arabic (Standard)
(2015 version)
أسطورة مريدا
Brave Armenian Logo Armenian Խիզախ արքայադուստրը
Brave - logo (Southern Azerbaijani) Azerbaijani (Southern) جسور
Brave - logo (Bulgarian) Bulgarian Храбро сърце
Brave - logo (Cantonese) Cantonese 勇敢傳說之幻險森林
Brave - logo (Catalan) Catalan Brave (Indomable)
Brave - logo (Croatian) Croatian Merida hrabra
Brave - logo (Czech) Czech Rebelka
Brave - logo (Danish) Danish Modig
Brave - logo (English) Dutch (Belgium) Brave
Brave - logo (English) Dutch (Netherlands) Brave
Brave - logo (Estonian) Estonian Vaprake
Brave - logo (English) Filipino Brave
Brave - logo (Finnish) Finnish Urhea
Brave - logo (French) French (Canada) Rebelle
Brave - logo (French) French (France) Rebelle
Brave - logo (German) German Merida – Legende der Highlands
Brave - logo (Greek) Greek Η Γενναία
Brave - logo (Hebrew) Hebrew אמיצה
Brave - logo (English) Hindi ब्रेव
Brave - logo (Hungarian) Hungarian Merida, a bátor
Brave - logo (English) Icelandic Hin hugrakka
Brave - logo (English) Indonesian Berani
Brave - logo (Italian) Italian Ribelle - The Brave
Brave - logo (Japanese) Japanese メリダとおそろしの森
Brave - logo (Kabyle) Kabyle Ɛicuca
Brave - logo (Kazakh) Kazakh Батыл жүрек
Brave - logo (English) Khmer Brave
Brave - logo (Korean) Korean 메리다와 마법의 숲
Brave - logo (English) Kurdish Brave
Brave - logo (Latvian) Latvian Drošsirde
Brave - logo (Lithuanian) Lithuanian Karališka drąsa
Brave - logo (English) Malay Brave
Brave - logo (Mainland Chinese) Mandarin (China) 勇敢传说
Brave - logo (Taiwanese Mandarin) Mandarin (Taiwan) 勇敢傳說
Brave - logo (English) Marathi ब्रेव
Brave - logo (English) Mizo Brave[6]
Brave - logo (Danish) Norwegian Modig
Brave - logo (English) Persian
(Avazheh)
دلیر
Brave - logo (English) Persian
(Glory Entertainment)
دلیر
Brave - logo (English) Persian
(Persian Toon)
شجاع
Brave - logo (English) Persian
(Persians of Mashhad)
شجاع
Brave - logo (English) Persian
(Qualima)
دلیر
Brave - logo (Persian, Vasmava) Persian
(Vasmava)
دلیر
Brave - logo (Polish) Polish Merida Waleczna
Brave - logo (Brazilian Portuguese) Portuguese (Brazil) Valente
Brave - logo (European Portuguese) Portuguese (Portugal) Brave: Indomável
Brave - logo (Romanian) Romanian Neînfricată
Brave - logo (Russian) Russian Храбрая сердцем
Brave - logo (Serbian) Serbian Храбра Мерида
Brave - logo (English) Sindhi ميرڊا جو قِصو
Brave - logo (English) Sinhala නිර්භීත
Brave - logo (Slovak)
Brave - logo (Slovak) (2)
Slovak Neskrotná
Brave - logo (Slovene) Slovene Pogum
Brave - logo (Latin American Spanish) Spanish (Latin America) Valiente
Brave - logo (European Spanish) Spanish (Spain) Indomable
Brave - logo (Danish) Swedish Modig
Brave - logo (Thai) Thai นักรบสาวหัวใจมหากาฬ
Brave - logo (Turkish) Turkish Cesur
Brave - logo (Ukrainian) Ukrainian Відважна
Brave - logo (English) Uyghur باتۇر قىز
Brave - logo (English) Uzbek
(dub)
Sheryurak qiz
Brave - logo (Vietnamese) Vietnamese Công chúa tóc xù

Language Title
Brave - logo (Azerbaijani) Azerbaijani Cəsur Qız
Cəsur (Alternative)[7]
Brave - logo (Georgia) Georgian გულადი
Brave - logo (English) Mongolian Brave
Brave - logo (English) Uzbek Sheryurak qiz

Trivia[]

  • This is the first Pixar film to be dubbed in Kazakh and Vietnamese.

References[]

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