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Based on a true Alaskan story, Balto this thrilling animated film is about a famous sled-dog mission to save the lives of children struck with diphtheria in 1925. Balto—half wolf, half dog—dreams of being part of the team that would bring the medicine to the sick children. Ultimately, he finds himself on a journey to rescue the other dogs and the children, and he finds out who he really is along the way.
Content Advisory: Dogs fighting and in peril, fight with bear, injured dog driver, scenes of sick children
