War Pony 15
This film is F-Rated
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23-year-old Bill (Jojo Bapteise Whiting) just wants to make something of himself. Whether it’s siphoning gas, delivering goods or breeding Poodles, he is determined to hustle his way to the “American Dream”. Meanwhile, 12-year-old Matho (LaDainian Crazy Thunder) can’t wait to become a man. Desperate for approval from his young father, a series of impulsive decisions turns Matho’s life upside down and he finds himself unequipped to deal with the harsh realities of the adult world.
Directors Riley Keough and Gina Gammell won the Camera D’or, awarded for the Best First Feature at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival, for this film about two boys growing up on Pine Ridge Reservation.
The film originated from Keough’s real-life friendships formed whilst filming American Honey in South Dakota, and Keough and best friend Gammell then spent several years in writing workshops, improvisation sessions, and meeting hundreds of locals in the community, to make the story authentic.
F-Rating: The debut feature of Gina Gammell and actor-turned-director Riley Keogh.
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- Director
- Gina Gammell , Riley Keough
- Year
- 2022
- Duration
- 1 hour 55 minutes
- Language
- English
- Cast
- Jojo Bapteise Whiting, Ladainian Crazy Thunder
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