Movie
Balto - The Hero From Alaska
2011 · 57 min
A sober, quietly moving documentary that traces a famous dog's rise and sad aftermath, asking you to care about forgotten loyalty.
- Directed by
- Per Kristian Olsen
- Genres
- Documentary
- Starring
- Tore Albrigtsen, Jens Jensen, Chrystie Salesky
- Overview
- Norwegian documentary. The Norwegian owned dog Balto became a great hero and Hollywood star after bringing medicine and saving lives in the town of Nome, Alaska, during an epidemic in the winter of 1925. However, after a year of fame and touring the United States, followed a life of captivity and suffering. Luckily some people still had Balto in their hearts.
- How it feels
- Melancholic, earnest and dark. Measured and needs your attention.
- About
- Memory, isolation, survival, justice
- Content
- Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Directed by
- Per Kristian Olsen
- Genres
- Documentary
- Starring
- Tore Albrigtsen, Jens Jensen, Chrystie Salesky
