Project Detail

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

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

Film4

124 Horseferry Road
London
SW1P 2TX

Sales Company

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