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I’m sure many of you have heard about the true story of Togo and Balto. If you haven’t yet, it’s an amazing story about a man who had mushing dogs who took them out in a blizzard to try to get some medicine to save children. This story is absolutely amazing, and they made a movie based off the story called The Great Alaskan Race. This movie is already out, so if you haven’t seen it yet, I’d highly recommend it. It is such a moving and touching story.
BURBANK, Calif. (December 17, 2019) – THE GREAT ALASKAN RACE tells the historical, true story of Leonhard ‘Sepp’ Seppala (Brian Presley; Home of the Brave, Touchback) and his champion mushing dogs, Togo and Balto, during the great serum run of 1925. The serum run trail trekked nearly 700 miles from Anchorage to Nome in treacherous blizzard conditions.
The film’s adventure follows Sepp, a widowed father and champion musher in the midst of overcoming his own personal tragedy when he steps in to help save the children of small dock town of Nome, Alaska from a rising diphtheria outbreak. When severe weather prevents all more modern forms of transportation, Sepp and his team of sled dogs join in to take on the most strenuous stretches of the relay to safely deliver the diphtheria antitoxin to Dr. Welch (Treat Williams; Hair, “Chicago Fire”) at the Nome hospital. With his own child’s life on the line, Sepp battles the elements and takes on the impossible to bring the antitoxin to the children in need, just in the nick of time.
THE GREAT ALASKAN RACE has a run time of approximately 84-minutes and is rated PG for thematic material, brief bloody images, some language and smoking.
On Digital & DVD: January 28, 2020
Directors/Written by: Brian Presley
Produced by: Brian Presley, Will Wallace, and Mark David
Starring:
Run Time: 84 minutes
Rating: PG
THE GREAT ALASKAN RACE Synopsis:
After overcoming personal tragedy, a widowed father and champion musher Leonhard ‘Sepp’ Seppala steps in the midst of a diphtheria outbreak in his small dock town of Nome, Alaska to safely deliver the anti-toxin to the hospital. With his own child’s life on the line, Sepp battles the impossible, accompanied by his trusty pack of sled dogs. When a severe winter storm has made it an impossible journey for planes, trains, or any form of transportation, Sepp and his dogs are able to get the anti-toxin to the children in need, just in the nick of time.
This movie has already been released, so make sure to get your copy today!
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