Dark Horse: The Incredible True Story of Dream Alliance explained

Dark Horse: The Incredible True Story of Dream Alliance
Director:Louise Osmond
Country:United Kingdom
Language:English

Dark Horse: The Incredible True Story of Dream Alliance is a 2015 documentary directed by Louise Osmond.

Synopsis

In a small valley town in South Wales, a barmaid decides to breed a racehorse she ultimately names Dream Alliance. She and her husband buy a broodmare and she asks other villagers to join in the effort with funding and advice.[1] [2] The horse goes on to win the Welsh Grand National.[1] [3]

Reception

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 96%, based on 77 reviews, and an average rating of 7.5/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Dark Horse offers a thoroughly crowd-pleasing look at an incredible — and inspirational — real-life story that will thrill equine enthusiasts and novices alike."[4] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 75 out of 100, based on 29 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[5]

In The Observer, Jonathan Romney found the film to be "a good-humoured, no-frills story" adding that it has "the classic feelgood arc, but it’s also very political, revealing the snobbery directed not just at the owners but the horse itself".[6]

It won the Audience Award in the World Cinema Documentary Competition at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival.[7]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dark Horse trailer: the equine Rocky. The Daily Telegraph. 26 February 2015. 7 May 2018. Telegraph Film. 22 August 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160822181409/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/film/dark-horse/watch-trailer-dream-alliance/. live.
  2. Web site: Boyd . van Hoeij . 'Dark Horse': Sundance Review . . 25 January 2015 . . 7 May 2018 . 19 January 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170119062431/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/dark-horse-sundance-review-766528 . live .
  3. Web site: Emma . Jones . British horseracing tale wows Sundance . . 2 February 2015 . . 7 May 2018 . 30 November 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171130162044/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-31006259 . live .
  4. Web site: Dark Horse (2016) . . . 7 May 2018 . 31 May 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240531012557/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/dark_horse_2016 . live .
  5. Web site: Dark Horse (2016) Reviews . . . 7 May 2018 . 10 May 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170510154620/http://www.metacritic.com/movie/dark-horse-2016 . live .
  6. News: Dark Horse review – good-humoured documentary about unlikely Welsh Grand National winner. Romney. Jonathan. 19 April 2015. The Observer. Guardian News and Media. 24 April 2015. 31 May 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240531012258/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/apr/19/dark-horse-documentary-review-welsh-grand-national-winner. live.
  7. Web site: Dark Horse . . . 7 April 2018 . 11 May 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180511195205/http://www.sundance.org/projects/dark-horse . dead .

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