Dark Horse: The Incredible True Story of Dream Alliance
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| Directed by | Louise Osmond |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Dark Horse: The Incredible True Story of Dream Alliance is a 2014 documentary directed by Louise Osmond.
Summary
In a small valley town in South Wales, a barmaid decides to breed a racehorse she ultimately names Dream Alliance. She and her husband buy a broodmare and she asks other villagers to join in the effort with funding and advice.[1][2] The horse goes on to win the Welsh Grand National.[1][3]
Critical reception
It won the Audience Award in the World Cinema Documentary Competition at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival.[4]
In The Observer, Jonathan Romney found the film to be "a good-humoured, no-frills story" adding that it has "the classic feelgood arc, but it’s also very political, revealing the snobbery directed not just at the owners but the horse itself".[5]
References
- 1 2 Dark Horse trailer: the equine Rocky, The Daily Telegraph, 26 February 2015
- ↑ Boyd van Hoeij, 'Dark Horse': Sundance Review, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 January 2015
- ↑ Emma Jones, "British horseracing tale wows Sundance", BBC, 2 February 2015
- ↑ Sundance Institute: Dark Horse
- ↑ Romney, Jonathan (19 April 2015). "And the rest…: Dark Horse". The New Review section. The Observer. London. p. 29. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
External links
- Official website
- Dark Horse: The Incredible True Story of Dream Alliance at the Internet Movie Database
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