Mug Travel
2007 South Korean film
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Mug Travel (Korean: 빼꼼의 머그잔 여행; RR: Ppaekkomui meogeujan yeohaeng), known as My Friend Bernard in English, is a 2007 South Korean computer-animated film, directed by Aaron Lim and based on his animated TV series, Bernard.
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| Directed by | Aaron Lim |
| Written by | Aaron Lim |
| Based on | Bernard |
| Produced by | Claudio Biern Boyd Kang-Hoi Kim |
| Starring | Stephen Hudges Lee Seon-jin |
| Music by | Tae-gyun Kim Oscar Maceda Rodríguez |
Production company | RG Animation Studios |
| Distributed by | CJ-CGV |
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Running time | 76 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
| Box office | $608,835 |
Plot
A little boy named Bebe (known as Sam in the English version), all alone on Christmas, is given a magical pendant from Santa Claus and embarks on a fantastical adventure. Traveling in a giant mug with the power of teleportation, Bebe explores a variety of exotic locations, accompanied by a host of characters including Backkom the polar bear (Bernard in the English version) and Kongkong the penguin (Lloyd in the English version). Bebe and her friends go on a series of adventures through an ice world and a desert oasis. During this trip they encounter a variety of challenges, including a sea monster and an ominous cave.
Production
Produced by RG Animation Studios and directed by Aaron Lim, Mug Travel is a feature film adaptation of Lim's computer-animated TV series Backkom.[1][2] The film and TV series were made at the same time on a combined budget of $5.9 million, after Lim noticed a gap in the market for shows aimed at preschool children.[3]
Release
Mug Travel was released in South Korea on 22 March 2007,[4] and was ranked eighth at the Korean box office on its opening weekend with 48,244 admissions.[5] Over the course of its theatrical run, the film accumulated a total of 135,261 admissions nationwide,[4] and grossed $608,835.[6]
Mug Travel was screened at the Fifth Bimini Animation Festival, held in Latvia in March 2007, where it was the winner of "The Best Film for Children" award.[2] It was subsequently selected to participate in the non-competition category at the Brussels International Festival of Fantastic Film, which ran from 5–17 April 2007 in Belgium.[7]