Jun 19, 2009

Dreamer: Inspired by a True Story (2005)

Dreamer.

Directed by:John Gatins
Release Date: 21 October 2005 (USA)

Kurt Russell as Ben Crane
Dakota Fanning as Cale Crane
Kris Kristofferson as Pop Crane
Elisabeth Shue as Lily Crane
David Morse as Palmer

Ben Crane believes that a severely injured racehorse deserves another chance. He and his daughter Cale adopt the horse (in fact is a mare)and save it of being sacrificed by the owner. The arrival of the mare to Crane's farm, will be the perfect opportunity for both father and daughter to reconstruct their lost familiar bond. "SoƱador" (Dreamer in English), the renamed mare, despite its broken leg, maybe could have another chance to return to the racecourse, with the help of Cale, Ben, and his father, Pop. Written by Alejandro Frias

In Lexington, Kentucky, the horse barn of the family Crane has been empty for years, without any horses, due to the financial difficulties of the family. When the female horse Sonya, a.k.a. Sonador (Dreamer, in English) breaks one foreleg in a race, the owner Palmer decides to sacrifice the animal, but Ben Crane accepts the injured horse as part of three months salaries owed by Palmer. His daughter Cale becomes very connected with Sonya, and while the horse is rehabilitated, the wounds in the Crane family are also healed.

"You are a great champion.
When you ran, the ground shook,
the sky opened and mere mortals parted.
Part of the way to victory,
where you'll meet me in the winner's circle,
where I'll put a blanket of flowers on your back."


**Nice movie!!**