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Lean on Pete [videorecording (DVD)] / a film by Andrew Haigh.

Lionsgate, [2018].

Horse racing -- Drama.

Fathers and sons -- Drama.

Human-animal relationships -- Drama.

[videorecording (DVD)] /

1 videodisc (122 min.) : 5.1 Dolby digital sd., col. ; 12 cm.

Based on the novel by Willy Vlautin.

Originally released as a motion picture in 2017.

Special features: Searching for home: making Lean on Pete.

"Official Selection: Toronto International/Telluride Film Festival[s], 2017"--Container.

In English with optional English (SDH) or Spanish subtitles.

English (SDH) subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.

Film4 & BFI present ; a production from The Bureau ; written and directed by Andrew Haigh ; produced by Tristan Goligher.

Charlie Plummer and Chlöe Sevigny with Travis Fimmel and Steve Buscemi.

"Fifteen-year-old Charley (Charlie Plummer) finds acceptance and camaraderie at a local racetrack where he lands a job caring for an aging Quarter Horse named Lean on Pete. The horse's gruff owner, Del Montgomery (Steve Buscemi), and his seasoned jockey, Bonnie (Chlöe Sevigny), help Charley fill the void of his absent father. But when Charley discovers that Pete is bound for slaughter, he takes extreme mesures to save him, as Charley and Pete embark on an unforgettable odyssey to find a place they can call home."--Container.

Winner: Venice Film Festival 2017.

Adventure films.

Coming-of-age films.

Films for the hearing impaired.

Vlautin, Willy. Lean on Pete.

Haigh, Andrew, 1973-

Plummer, Charlie, 1999-

Sevigny, Chloë.

Zahn, Steve, 1968-

Fimmel, Travis, 1979-

Buscemi, Steve, 1957-

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