Inspired by a true story
”You're taking your kid and your horse to the Breeder's Cup tomorrow. 'Cause that's the dream of every real horseman.”
Ben Crane (Kurt Russell) has a Kentucky horse farm. Only problem is, he has no horses. He works as a trainer for horse businessman Everett Palmer (David Morse) who oversees the horses of Prince Sadir (Oded Fehr).
One day, Ben doesn’t feel a mare is quite up to a race but Palmer insists she runs. Half way through the race the mare’s cannon bone snaps. When Palmer orders the mare be put down, Ben fights back and is fired. He hauls the mare back to his farm intending to save her and make her a brood mare.
Soñador, the mare, becomes the love of Ben’s daughter’s life. Young Cale (Dakota Fanning) and serves as a way of mending the strained relationsip between Ben and Cale and the fractured relationship between Ben and his father (Kris Kristofferson).
Also appearing are Elisabeth Shue as Ben’s wife; Freddy Rodríguez and Luis Guzmán as the barnmen; Ken Howard as a fellow horseman; and Holmes Osborne as the vet.
Written and directed by James Gatins in his debut.
Run time: 1 hour, 46 minutes
Rated PG.
My personal rating: B+
Ben Crane (Kurt Russell) has a Kentucky horse farm. Only problem is, he has no horses. He works as a trainer for horse businessman Everett Palmer (David Morse) who oversees the horses of Prince Sadir (Oded Fehr).
One day, Ben doesn’t feel a mare is quite up to a race but Palmer insists she runs. Half way through the race the mare’s cannon bone snaps. When Palmer orders the mare be put down, Ben fights back and is fired. He hauls the mare back to his farm intending to save her and make her a brood mare.
Soñador, the mare, becomes the love of Ben’s daughter’s life. Young Cale (Dakota Fanning) and serves as a way of mending the strained relationsip between Ben and Cale and the fractured relationship between Ben and his father (Kris Kristofferson).
Also appearing are Elisabeth Shue as Ben’s wife; Freddy Rodríguez and Luis Guzmán as the barnmen; Ken Howard as a fellow horseman; and Holmes Osborne as the vet.
Written and directed by James Gatins in his debut.
Run time: 1 hour, 46 minutes
Rated PG.
My personal rating: B+
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