 Togo is thrown ashore by Sopala, and somehow, the dog manages to tether the flow near enough to the shore for the rest of the squad to follow. This is quite similar to what Sopala claimed actually occurred, albeit not on this particular run but on an earlier journey. Considerably, though the movie's suspense is more than sufficient, Sopala described an even greater danger. The toe line that connected Togo and the rest of the crew on the flow, according to Sopala's testimony, which is detailed in the crew of Smiles, broke, and the other end of the rope dropped into the lake. Togo Doven climbed out, wrapped the rope around himself, and began to pull. In the film, Leonard Sopala is portrayed as a stern, hard-working Norwegian whose outlook contrast sharply with that of his sentimental Belgian wife. However, the cruelest smile as the description implies greater whimsy, Sopala, who was described as cheerful and small, was also viewed as a bit of a show-off, known to flip double-back handsprings for laughs and land with a somersault.