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Dark Horse

  • 2015
  • PG
  • 1h 25m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
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Dark Horse (2015)
An inspirational true story of a group of friends from a working men's club who decide to take on the elite 'sport of kings' and breed themselves a racehorse.
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An inspirational true story of a group of friends from a working men's club who decide to take on the elite 'sport of kings' and breed themselves a racehorseAn inspirational true story of a group of friends from a working men's club who decide to take on the elite 'sport of kings' and breed themselves a racehorseAn inspirational true story of a group of friends from a working men's club who decide to take on the elite 'sport of kings' and breed themselves a racehorse

  • Director
    • Louise Osmond
  • Writer
    • Louise Osmond
  • Stars
    • Jan Vokes
    • Howard Davies
    • Brian 'Daisy' Vokes
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.3/10
    1.3K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Louise Osmond
    • Writer
      • Louise Osmond
    • Stars
      • Jan Vokes
      • Howard Davies
      • Brian 'Daisy' Vokes
    • 13User reviews
    • 30Critic reviews
    • 75Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 2 nominations

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    Dark Horse: Cheap And Cheerful
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    Dark Horse: Boarding School
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    Dark Horse: Syndicate
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    Dark Horse: Janet's Dream
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    Dark Horse: First Victory
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    Dark Horse: A Thoroughbred Mare
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    Dark Horse: A Serious Contender
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    Dark Horse: Passing The Cup
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    Jan Vokes
    • Self
    Howard Davies
    • Self
    Brian 'Daisy' Vokes
    • Self
    Angela Davies
    • Self
    Rewbell
    • Horse
    Tony Kerby
    • Self
    Maureen Jones
    • Self
    Eira Williams
    • Self
    Derek Williams
    • Self
    Dream Alliance
    • Horse
    Johnson White
    • Self
    Sarah Hobbs
    • Self
    Andy Smith
    • Self
    Tom O'Brien
    • Self - Jockey
    Buster
    • Horse - Dream as Foal
    Scarlet
    • Horse - Dream's Mother
    Suzie
    • Horse - Young Dream
    Eddie Thomas
    • Self
    • Director
      • Louise Osmond
    • Writer
      • Louise Osmond
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    • Trivia
      (2015) Dream Alliance now lives in comfortable retirement.
    • Connections
      References Dream Horse (2020)
    • Soundtracks
      Green, Green Grass of Home
      Written by Curly Putman

      Performed by Tom Jones

      Used by kind permission of The International (BMI)

      All rights administered by Burlington Music Co Ltd

      All rights reserved

      Courtesy of Decca Records

      Under license from Universal Music Operations Ltd

    User reviews13

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    Beautiful horse. Beautiful film
    "There are other things that I could do, but there's really nothing that I love as much as horse racing." Chantal Sutherland

    I dislike being forced to feel good, as movies from the likes of Disney Studios regularly do, but Dark Horse, writer/director Louise Osmond's documentary about the Welsh "thoroughbred," Dream Alliance, made me feel better than when I walked in because it's true! Owned by a group of Welsh commoners from a small town, Dream is a winner from its beauty to its heart.

    Not only is the story a rouser, but Osmond also uses cinematic techniques like artful slow motion, and she has the real characters from the story narrate with their abundant charm and impish humor. To listen to their affection for their horse and see how it has changed their lives to a loving community is to experience an authentic story. Although I'm not a fan of living anywhere other than the city, this town could easily win me over.

    Not surprisingly, Dark Horse won the Sundance audience award this January. It appeals to those who love a story about working folk one-upping the gentry in the sport of kings, and those, especially Americans, who favor the underdog winning the gold ring. In this story, the horse, in 2000 the brainchild of a local barmaid, Jan Vokes, is comfort and joy for a town that has experienced the shutdown of its mine and the loss of spirit.

    The strength of the doc is, as it should be, in the talking heads on camera, working-class folk with ample personality and pluck to make engaging commentators and models for a happy citizenry who never envy the swells, the usual owners of race horses. The class theme is handled by Osmond subtly and respectfully, easy enough because the Welsh are an independent and proud lot not about to envy anyone, much less the rich.

    Osmond crafts this story as if it were a seamless fiction, so filled it is with the vicissitudes of life that affect all of us not able to live off fortunes. The heroes of this story are the townspeople who invest in the horse when economic times are tough and ROI not certain.

    Beautiful horse. Beautiful film
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    • Jun 20, 2016

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    • Release date
      • April 17, 2015 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Caballo ganador
    • Filming locations
      • Wales, UK
    • Production companies
      • Darlow Smithson Productions
      • Envision Casting
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $1,030,851
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $1,865
      • Sep 20, 2015
    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,034,197
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 25 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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