The Horse Boy (2009)

Directed by

Michel Orion Scott

Genre

documentary film

Country

United Kingdom, United States

Runtime

1h 33m

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 10 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A British journalist and his wife travel with their autistic son to Mongolia. They hope that horse riding and traditional healing will help the boy's condition.

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What happens

The Horse Boy is a documentary feature film about the quest of British journalist Rupert Isaacson and his wife, Kristen Neff, to find healing for their autistic son, Rowan, after discovering that Rowan's condition appears to be improved by contact with horses. The family leave their home in Texas for an arduous journey to Mongolia. It premiered at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival under the name Over the Hills and Far Away. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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