Balto: The Hero from Alaska (2011)

Original title

Balto - helten fra Alaska

Directed by

Per Kristian Olsen

Genre

documentary film

Country

Norway

Runtime

57 min

Rated

A

How it feels

This Norwegian documentary tells the story of Balto, a sled dog who helped deliver medicine to Nome, Alaska during a 1925 epidemic. After becoming famous, Balto endured a difficult life in captivity until people who cared for him stepped in.

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