Summaries

Cale Crane catalyzes the rescue and rehabilitation of Sonador, a race horse with a broken leg.

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. "Soñador" (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.—Alejandro Frias

In Lexington, Kentucky, the horse barn of the Crane family has been empty for years due to the financial difficulties of the family. When the mare Sonya, a.k.a. Soñador (Dreamer, in English), breaks a foreleg in a race Palmer, the owner, decides to put her down. To save her life, Ben Crane accepts the injured horse instead of the three month's salary owed by Palmer. His daughter Cale becomes emotionally connected with Sonya, and while the horse is being rehabilitated, the wounds in the Crane family are also healed. Soñador is given one more chance at racing, in hopes of saving the family's property from foreclosure.—Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Details

Keywords
  • based on true story
  • kentucky
  • horse movie
  • horse racing
  • racehorse
Genres
  • Drama
  • Family
  • Sport
Release date Oct 20, 2005
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) PG
Countries of origin United States
Language English
Filming locations Keeneland Racetrack - 4201 Versailles Road, Lexington, Kentucky, USA
Production companies Dreamworks Pictures Tollin/Robbins Productions Hyde Park Entertainment

Box office

Budget $32000000
Gross US & Canada $32751093
Opening weekend US & Canada $9178233
Gross worldwide $38741732

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 46m
Color Color
Sound mix DTS Dolby Digital SDDS
Aspect ratio 2.35 : 1

Synopsis

A down-and-out horse trainer is given an equally broken-down, but once great racehorse, as severance pay. It will take the unwavering faith and determination of his daughter to bring these two damaged souls together in a quest to win the Breeder's Cup Classic.

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