Pom, le poulain (2006)

User Rating:

3.7/10   

Director:

Olivier Ringer

Writers:

Olivier Ringer (writer)
Yves Ringer (writer)

Release Date:

19 July 2006 (Belgium)

Genre:

Family

Plot:

In the forest, Mirabelle, the mare, is the proud mother of Pom and is the best horse of the team. Made...

Plot Keywords:

Horse | Animal In Title | Nature | Animal | Family Relationships

Cast

Olivier Bartélémy	...	Le secouriste
Richard Bohringer	...	Le vieux Julien
Olivier Bonjour	...	Victor
Gilbert Cotty	...	Joseph
Angelo Dello	...	Le vétérinaire
Charlie Dupont	...	Policier Michiels
Alain Eloy	...	Ben
Hyppolyte Eloy	...	Le petit garçon
Eric Godon	...	Chauffeur camion
Philippe Grand'Henry	...	Le patron
Marc Herman	...	Policier Braun
Lison Lalou	...	La fermière
Georges Lini	...	Le conducteur
Morgan Marinne	...	Patrick
Sophie Museur	...	La mère de famille
Jean Luc Piraux	...	Le fermier
Orane Rutten	...	La fille
Renaud Rutten	...	Le père de famille
Erico Salamone	...	L'employé de station service
Serge Swysen	...	L'employé de banque
Jacques Urbanska	...	Loueur de roulottes
Emmanuel Wautier	...	Eddy

Also Known As:

Le Poulain (France) (working title)

Runtime:

85 min

Country:

Belgium | France

Language:

French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud)

Filming Locations:

Ardennes, Belgium

Company:

La Chauve Souris

Vive le horse!

*** This comment may contain spoilers ***

To all people of the horse, this is our film. To all people not of the horse, see this film and learn something pleasant. Said Julien to Patrick when he was roughing Pom about: 'when he grows up he'll be stronger than you, and he won't respect you then. What will you do?' Did everyone see how Elvis responded to his name? I thought, either he has a good wrangler or his name in real life really is Elvis - it was. The way the whole business was set up was very natural and typically horsey; as the Police tried to trap Mirabelle (played by two bay beauties) she did nothing phantastic; she shied intelligently but the escape looked short of miraculously clever. Nothing those horses were made to do was a departure from their own norms; even the bit with the 4*4 at the cliff: horses are sympathetic creatures and unless they bear grudges (depends on a horse's individual character)they will not consciously hurt anyone. They can be telepathic: if Mirabelle had read Patrick's malice she might have let him go, but all he was shewing was fear and shame. (Apart from the fact that they were all acting, but let us pretend that this could have happened.)I don't know any Ardennais, but I did work with Percherons, who require some tact when handled - and the biggest horse on record was an American Percheron named Dr. Le Gear! Every horse will oblige you if you like him and if he understands what you want - if he doesn't, it is your fault, not his. Julien and four tons of horseflesh shewed that perfectly. If there is anyone out there who thinks that horses obey people - ha, haaah!