Farley Mowat

Barry Pepper stars in this survivalist adventure as cocky, hotheaded bush pilot Charlie Halliday, who agrees to transport a critically ill Inuit woman (Annabella Piugattuk) to a Yellowknife hospital during a routine stop on a supply run in Canada's Northwest Territories. The pair face dire consequences when their plane goes down in the Arctic tundra, leaving them marooned -- and facing the brutality of the looming northern winter.

This film dramatizes the true story of Farley Mowat, when he was sent to the Canadian tundra area to collect evidence of the grievous harm the wolf population was allegedly doing to the caribou herds... (imdb)

Two young men from different worlds must work together or die after they become lost in the vast Canadian wilderness. They discover that they have a lot to learn from each other's cultures. Once they begin to appreciate their differences, their friendship flourishes. Still, they will need outside help, along with their best efforts, to survive.

Farley Mowat has sold more books than any other Canadian writer - 10 million copies in 22 languages in 50 countries. In this short film, Mowat recalls some of his experiences that have found their way into his work. (nfb.ca)

An archaeological expedition journeys to Manitoba, Canada, in search of a legendary crucifix supposedly buried in an ancient Viking grave.