Brave

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Brave is a 2012 Pixar animated fantasy film that follows a Scottish princess, Merida, who defies tradition and inadvertently unleashes a curse she must undo to save her family.

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instanceOf 3D film
Pixar film
animated feature film
computer-animated film
fantasy film
award Academy Award for Best Animated Feature
BAFTA Award for Best Animated Film
Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film
cinematographyBy Nicholas C. Smith
Robert Anderson
coDirector Steve Purcell
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
director Brenda Chapman
Mark Andrews
distributedBy Walt Disney Pictures
distributorRegion United States of America
surface form: United States
editedBy Nicholas C. Smith
Roberto Henríquez
featuresCreature bear
featuresLocationType medieval Scottish Highlands
featuresMythology Scottish folklore
featuresPrincess Merida
followsCharacterArc Merida learning responsibility and mending family bonds
genre adventure
family film
fantasy
hasTheme fate and free will
mother–daughter relationship
tradition versus independence
mainCharacter King Fergus
Merida
Queen Elinor
The Triplets
medium digital animation
mpaaRating PG
musicBy Patrick Doyle
notableFor first Pixar film with a female director credit
first Pixar film with a female protagonist
originalLanguage English
partOfFranchise Disney Princess franchise
plotElement Merida defies tradition by refusing an arranged marriage
Merida must break a curse to save her mother
Merida obtains a spell from a witch
Queen Elinor is transformed into a bear
producer Katherine Sarafian
productionCompany Pixar Animation Studios
protagonist Merida
ratingSystem MPAA film rating system
surface form: MPAA
releaseDate June 10, 2012
releaseEvent premiere at Seattle International Film Festival
releaseFormat 3D
IMAX
runtime 93 minutes
screenplayLanguage English
setIn Scotland
storyBy Brenda Chapman
Irene Mecchi
Mark Andrews
Steve Purcell
targetAudience family
theatricalReleaseDate June 22, 2012
voiceCastMember Billy Connolly
Craig Ferguson
Emma Thompson
Julie Walters
Kelly Macdonald
Kevin McKidd
Robbie Coltrane
voiceOfCharacter Billy Connolly
surface form: Billy Connolly as King Fergus

Craig Ferguson
surface form: Craig Ferguson as Lord Macintosh

Emma Thompson as Queen Elinor
Julie Walters
surface form: Julie Walters as the Witch

Kelly Macdonald as Merida
Kevin McKidd
surface form: Kevin McKidd as Lord MacGuffin and Young MacGuffin

Robbie Coltrane
surface form: Robbie Coltrane as Lord Dingwall
writer Brenda Chapman
Irene Mecchi
Mark Andrews
Steve Purcell

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