The Horse Boy (2009)

Director:

Michel Orion Scott

Release Date:

18 November 2011 (Germany)

Genre:

Documentary

Tagline:

How far would you travel to heal someone you love?

Plot:

OVER THE HILLS AND FAR AWAY chronicles the journey of the Isaacson family as they travel through Mongolia...

Plot Keywords:

Mongolia | Horse | Travel | Autism | Autistic Son

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Rupert Isaacson	...	Himself - Narrator
Kristin Neff	...	Herself
Rowan Isaacson	...	Himself
Kendal Stewart	...	Himself (as Dr. Kendal Stewart)
Temple Grandin	...	Herself (as Dr. Temple Grandin)
Dale Rudin	...	Herself (as Dr. Dale Rudin)
Simon Baron-Cohen	...	Himself (as Dr. Simon Baron-Cohen)
Roy Richard Grinker	...	Himself (as Dr. Roy Richard Grinker)

Directed by
Michel Orion Scott

Produced by
Yossef Bechor	....	producer
Rupert Isaacson	....	producer

Original Music by
Kim Carroll
Lili Haydn

Cinematography by
Michel Orion Scott

Film Editing by
Rita K. Sanders

Sound Department
Justin Hennard	....	location sound
Matt Ludwick	....	sound re-recording mixer
Gabe Sandoval	....	recording engineer: studio narration
Charlie Uniform Tango	....	sound mixer

Camera and Electrical Department
Jeremy Bailey	....	second camera
Alex Daboub	....	additional camera
Michelle Green	....	additional camera

Editorial Department
Jennifer Bahr	....	editing intern
Mike Curtis	....	post-production consultant
Alex Daboub	....	editing intern
Troy Gonzales	....	editing intern
Michelle Green	....	assistant editor
Kyle Henry	....	post-production consultant
Jared Ravens	....	color correctionist

Transportation Department
B. Dagvadorj	....	driver: Mongolia
Gambat	....	driver: Mongolia
N. Khadbaatar	....	driver: Mongolia
Tsedee	....	driver: Mongolia

Other crew
Ts. Amartuvshin	....	horse guide: crew 2
Chimeddavaa	....	horse guide: crew 1
Zolzaya Dashzeveg	....	cook
A. Bold Erdene	....	horse quide: crew 2
D. Gambold	....	horse guide: crew 1
T. Ganzorig	....	horse guide: crew 2
Undarmaa Gold	....	additional translator
Ch. Odkhuu	....	horse guide: crew 2
B. Oidov	....	horse quide: crew 1
Batbayar Oidov	....	horse guide: crew 1
Batjargal Oidov	....	horse guide: crew 1
Tulga Otgonbaatar	....	guide: Mongolian
Tulga Otgonbaatar	....	translator: Monlogial
Naranbold Radnaabazar	....	assistant: Mongolian guide and translator
Adam Rosenbloom	....	location production assistant
G. Tsogtbayar	....	horse guide: crew 2

Thanks
Brandon Gonzalez	....	special thanks
Rowan Isaacson	....	special thanks
Rupert Isaacson	....	special thanks
Judy Klain	....	special thanks
Kristin Neff	....	special thanks
Stafford O'Neal	....	special thanks
PJ Raval	....	special thanks

Distributors

• Zeitgeist Films (2009) (USA) (theatrical)
• Epix Media (2011) (Germany) (DVD)
• Zeitgeist Films (2009) (Canada) (all media)
• Zeitgeist Films (2009) (USA) (all media)

Other Companies

• Omega Broadcast Group  on-line
• Tequila Mockingbird  narration recording facilities

Also Known As:

Runtime:

USA:93 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:M | Canada:PG (British Columbia/Ontario) | USA:Unrated | Germany:o.Al.

Filming Locations:

Inner Mongolia, China

Uplifting and interesting movie

I got tickets to the premiere at Sundance and must confess I wasn't that excited about going to this movie. I thought it was going to be pretty depressing.

It turns out that was pretty unfair. It's a great movie; you begin to really relate to the people and their struggles with their autistic son. The parents are absolutely saints; I have no idea how they coped for as long as they did. The backdrop of Mongolia is beautiful; and all the while, you're hoping for a miracle without letting those hopes get too far up.

Definitely worth seeing.