The Young Black Stallion (2003)

User Rating:

5.4/10   

Director:

Simon Wincer

Writers (WGA):

Walter Farley (novel) and
Steven Farley (novel) ...

Release Date:

25 December 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Family | Drama

Tagline:

The greatest story of friendship ever told.

Plot:

A young girl befriends a wild black stallion.

Plot Keywords:

Horse | Animal In Title | Horse Race | Color In Title | Friendship

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Richard Romanus	...	Ben Ishak
Biana Tamimi	...	Neera
Patrick Elias	...	Aden
Gérard Rudolf	...	Rhamon
Ali Al Ameri	...	Mansoor
Andries Rossouw	...	Kadir
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Adil Abdelwahab	...	Chief of the village
Eric Grucza	...	Voice of Aden
Ike Ogut	...	Sultan

Also Known As:

Young Black Stallion (USA) (poster title)

Runtime:

45 min | UK:99 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS | Sonics-DDP (IMAX version)

Certification:

Iceland:L | South Korea:All | Argentina:Atp | Australia:G | Germany:o.Al. | Singapore:PG | Taiwan:GP | USA:G

Filming Locations:

Namibia

Company:

Kennedy/Marshall Company, The

Goofs:

Continuity: The "wild" Black Stallion has shoes.

Movie Connections:

Follows The Black Stallion Returns (1983)

Soundtrack:

Born To Ride

The Movie

The scenery is superb! The characters are portrayed in a life-like manner. Neera and Black proved excellent! However, I was a little disappointed with the set-up of the story. It was slow-going for the first 30-minutes. It was great for the next 15-minutes. Then it was over. I felt that what I saw in the advertisement on the Disney channel is actually the entire movie. Wonderful story. I would have liked the beginning to have been shorter and the excitement last a little longer. After the movie I stated outloud, "That's it?"