Everyone loves dogs! Especially Mark Wahlberg in this adventure film adapted from a true story

What is it about?

The captain of a Swedish adventure racing team meets an injured stray dog ​​in the Ecuadorian jungle. He manages to subdue it, and the animal begins to follow him over the most difficult terrain on the planet. The man wants to bring his new partner back to Sweden.

A moving true story

After Puppy Love, the much-loved romantic comedy revolving around our faithful dogs, it’s a completely different feature film that Prime Video offers this time with King Arthur. This is not Guy Ritchie’s film about the legend of Excalibur, but an adaptation of the novel written by Swedish Mikael Lindnord in 2016, called “Arthur – the dog who crossed the jungle to find a home” ( Arthur, the dog who crossed the jungle to find a home).

This extreme athlete recounts that while on a 700-kilometer nature foray in Ecuador, he and his team crossed paths with a neighbor who wanted to accompany them on a large part of their adventure, despite the dangers, fatigue, and other types. Overcoming physical challenges. Lindnord, who has since adopted the dog, wanted to show the power of the human-animal bond.

It’s no wonder Hollywood has picked up on the story. In 2019, Mark Wahlberg was selected as the headliner, before being joined by Sam Liu, Natalie Emmanuel and Ali Suliman. The hero’s name and nationality have been changed. Although filming didn’t start until January 2021 in the Dominican Republic, we had to wait another three years before it hit theaters after several changes of distributors.

In France, on Prime Video, King Arthur ends his journey. If you like cute true stories without too much pathos and adventure movies, then this is just for you!