Earth's Golden Playground

Legendary gold fever in the Klondike and Yukon river basins peaked more than 100 years ago, yet the eyes of solitary adventurers and mining company owners are still fixed on the Canadian wilds. Attentive to detail, the documentary follows the myth of romantic prospecting as it succumbs to the local day-to-day reality, which is far more severe than adventurous. (Karlovy Vary International Film Festival)