The Horse Boy (2009) on Netflix
NR20091h 33mDocumentary
Rowan Isaacson is autistic, and his parents, Rupert Isaacson and Kristin Neff, find that horses seem to ease his condition. The family leaves Texas for Mongolia to seek a shaman.
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Plot summary
Rowan Isaacson, the young son of Rupert Isaacson and Kristin Neff, is autistic. His parents notice that being around horses appears to improve his condition. They leave their home in Texas and travel with Rowan to Mongolia, a hard journey, looking for a shaman they believe can heal him. The documentary follows the family through that search and also looks at autism, horses, shamanism and the country itself. Rupert Isaacson, a British journalist, wrote a companion book about the trip. The film first screened at the Sundance Film Festival under the title Over the Hills and Far Away, and it later played at South by Southwest.
Cast
- Roy Richard Grinkeras Himself (as Dr. Roy Richard Grinker)
- Rowan Isaacsonas Himself
- Rupert Isaacsonas Himself - Narrator
- Kristin Neffas Herself
- Kendal Stewartas Himself (as Dr. Kendal Stewart)
- Dale Rudinas Herself (as Dr. Dale Rudin)
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about The Horse Boy (2009)
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- The documentary premiered at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival under a completely different name, Over the Hills and Far Away, before reaching audiences as The Horse Boy.
- Isaacson wrote a companion book about the experience titled The Horse Boy: A Father's Quest to Heal His Son, which was released by Little, Brown and Company on April 14, 2009, and it was a New York Times bestseller.
- The film was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival, and won the Lone Star State Audience Award at South by Southwest in March 2009.
