Arthur (dog)

In November 2014, Mikael Lindnord was in Ecuador as leader of the four-person Team Peak Performance, competing in the Adventure Racing World Championship in coastal Ecuador, when he offered a canned meatball to a village dog.

[5][8][9] After a crowdfunding campaign started by the Swedish newspapers, Twitter campaign,[6] received assistance from the Ecuadorian Minister for Social Affairs,[10] and obtained permission from the Swedish Board of Agriculture, Lindnord was able to bring Arthur back to Sweden.

[1][4][11] Arthur required veterinary care and had to remain in quarantine for 120 days; in March 2015, after dental surgery, a "small operation"[12] and a press conference, he went to live with Lindnord and his family in Örnsköldsvik.

The screenplay is based on the book Arthur - The Dog Who Crossed the Jungle to Find a Home.

Other actors in the movie include Simu Liu, Nathalie Emmanuel, and Ali Suliman.