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Promise the Moon (1997)

Promise the Moon poster
Directed by
Ken Jubenvill
Genre
Western film
Country
Canada
Runtime
1h 32m
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young boy is sent to live with his grandfather on a ranch. He learns about responsibility and family when he tries to save a herd of wild horses.

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What happens

Promise the Moon is a 1997 Western film by Kevin Sullivan, based on the book The Four Arrows Fe-As-Ko by Randall Beth Platt. The script was adapted by Kevin Sullivan and Peter Behrens, and directed by Ken Jubenvill. The film won a Gemini Award for Best Costume Design. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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