Only Two Disney Princesses Broke This Cardinal Rule (& Still Didn't Lose Their Title)
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Brave (2012)
Pixar's Brave follows Princess Merida of DunBroch (Kelly MacDonald), the daughter of a clan chief in medieval Scotland. When Meridia is told she must marry the suitor of her parents' choosing, she refuses, defying an age-old tradition and causing chaos in the kingdom. This starts a chain of events that causes Merida's mother, Queen Elinor (Emma Thompson), to fall victim to a magical curse, the princess sets off into the wild to rescue her.
Brave
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- Director
- Mark Andrews , Brenda Chapman , Steve Purcell
- Release Date
- June 21, 2012
- Studio(s)
- Disney
- Distributor(s)
- Disney
- Cast
- Kelly Macdonald , Billy Connolly , Emma Thompson , Julie Walters , Robbie Coltrane , Kevin McKidd
- Writers
- Mark Andrews , Steve Purcell , Brenda Chapman , Irene Mecchi
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
- Budget
- 185 million
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