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Eight below

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Eight Below features the most beautiful and intelligent cast we've seen on screen in months - a team of huskies.

Directed by Frank Marshall, the film - inspired by a true story - tells the adventures of eight sled dogs after they are left behind in the Antarctic.

Paul Walker plays Jerry, a guide and the owner of the dogs. He is ordered by his boss to take meteorologist Davis (Bruce Greenwood) to a remote part of the continent to look for a rare meteor.

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The journey proves to be more dangerous than they expected. In the end, they have to rely on the dogs to bring them back to base after Davis falls into frozen water.

But before the injured pair can thank their furry friends, a storm, the biggest in 25 years, hits the continent and everyone evacuates the base, except for the dogs.

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The absence of humans immediately livens up the film. Once the canine performers take centre stage, it's impossible to take your eyes off the screen.

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