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Dark Horse

Synopsis

An inspirational and occasionally heart-stopping true story of a group of friends from a working men's club in Wales who decide to take on the elite 'sport of kings' and breed themselves a racehorse. Against all the odds, their young foal, raised on nearby waste-land, goes on to become a champion. Until one day disaster strikes…
Official Selection Toronto 2015 - TIFF Docs

Details

Year
2015
Type of project
Features
Running time
85 mins
Director
Louise Osmond
Producer
Judith Dawson
Executive Producer
Anna Higgs, Adam Partridge, Julian Ware, Lizzie Francke, Anna Higgs,
Editor
Joby Gee
Screenwriter
Louise Osmond
Director of Photography
Benjamin Kracun
Composer
Anne Nikitin
Principal cast
Dream Alliance (Horse), Jan Vokes, Brian Vokes, Howard Davies, Angela Davies, Tony Kerby, Maureen Jones, Eddie Thomas

Genre

Sport Woman Director

Categories

Documentary

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

World's End Productions

10 Denmark Street
London
WC2H 8TD

Film4

124 Horseferry Road
London
SW1P 2TX

Sales Company

Protagonist Pictures

42 - 48 Great Portand Street
London
W1W 7NB

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