The Great Alaskan Race - Helden auf vier Pfoten

For a lifelong Alaskan who grew up in mushing circles, this movie was a disappointment. Superficial coverage, with jarring incongruities (CO landscape, stone cabin, plastic sled runners, a light-colored Togo, etc), left me wishing Hollywood would depict Alaska accurately by filming on location, or at least consulting for authenticity. The historic photos at the end were the best part, however, credit given to all 20 mushers by name would have been appreciated.

Horrible acting, filmed in Colorado instead of Alaska, no real Inuit actors.

This movie is based on true events that happened in Nome, AK at the start of the 20th Century. It was great to hear some of the details I'd not known, such as Togo being the lead dog that travelled the greatest distance of all the teams that traversed the distance and extreme temperatures to get the serum to Nome. The story is more focused on the people than the dogs, which is a nice change (and I love dogs). A very warm, heartfelt story and it's family friendly - a nice bonus! It's not filmed in the Hollywood glossy style but it tells the story it intends. One less star because some of the story comes across a little disjointed.

Just watch Togo with Willem Dafoe. I expect they put cheap knockoffs like this out because they know people will get confused and pay to watch the wrong movie.

I really enjoyed this film. The acting was good and the scenery beautiful and it is based on a true story.