Just discovered this little gem of a family and dog lover's movie. The title "Eight Below" is actually a double entendre, referring both to the cold of Antarctica and to the eight working sled dogs who are as much the heroes of the film as any of the people. It's a remarkable story of survival and one man's steadfast determination to retrieve his dogs, whom he calls his "kids" throughout the film. One interesting fact of which I was unaware of until I read about it after seeing this film -- dogs have been prohibited by treaty from entering Antarctica since 1994, so while this appears to be a contemporary sled dog story -- history has since turned the page on the sled dogs of Antarctica.
Review of Eight Below
