Kayla

Kayla

96 mins | Drama, Family | Oct. 29, 1997

Set in the 1920s, this film tells the poignant and inspiring story of Sam MacKenzie, a boy whose explorer dad disappeared on an expedition to the Arctic tundra. Unable to make friends, adjust to his new Canadian home or get along with his stepfather, Sam finds solace in Kayla, a wild dog he hopes to enter in a dogsled race. But when the community turns against Kayla, Sam must come to her rescue.

Kayla

96 mins | Drama, Family | Oct. 29, 1997

Kayla
Set in the 1920s, this film tells the poignant and inspiring story of Sam MacKenzie, a boy whose explorer dad disappeared on an expedition to the Arctic tundra. Unable to make friends, adjust to his new Canadian home or get along with his stepfather, Sam finds solace in Kayla, a wild dog he hopes to enter in a dogsled race. But when the community turns against Kayla, Sam must come to her rescue.
IMDb rating 6.3
Producers
Original title Kayla
Directors Nicholas Kendall
Writers

Cast

Tod Fennell

as Sam Mackenzie

Henry Czerny

as Asa Robinson

Bronwen Booth

as Althea Robinson

Meredith Henderson

as Jaynie Nightingale