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Dream Horse 2020
Comedy-dramaIndependentSports comedy-drama
Dream Horse is a 2020 sports comedy-drama film directed by Euros Lyn from a screenplay by Neil McKay. The movie stars Toni Collette, Damian Lewis, Owen Teale, Joanna Page, Karl Johnson, Steffan Rhodri, Anthony O'Donnell, Nicholas Farrell, and Siân Phillips, and depicts the true story of Dream Alliance, a horse that competed in the Welsh Grand National. This story had previously been featured in the documentary, Dark Horse: The Incredible True Story of Dream Alliance.
The film portrays the real-life tale of Dream Alliance, a horse raised by Welsh barmaid and cashier Jan Vokes. With minimal funds and no prior knowledge, Jan persuades her neighbors to contribute small amounts weekly to support raising Dream with aspirations of racing against top competitors.
Dream Horse premiered worldwide at the Sundance Film Festival on 24 January 2020 and was released in the United States on 21 May 2021, by Bleecker Street and in the United Kingdom on 4 June 2021, by Warner Bros. Pictures.
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Cast
- Toni ColletteJan Vokes
- Damian LewisHoward Davies
- Owen TealeBrian "Daisy" Vokes
- Joanna PageAngela Davies
- Karl JohnsonKerby
- Nicholas FarrellPhilip Hobbs
- Siân PhillipsMaureen
- Steffan RhodriGerwyn
- Anthony O'DonnellMaldwyn
- Peter DavisonLord Avery
- Di BotcherNerys
- Alex JordanJohnson White
- Max HutchinsonJames Lingsford
- Lynda BaronElsie
- Asheq AkhtarPeter
- Darren EvansGoose
- Katherine Jenkinsherself
- Clare Baldingherself
Crew
- Director
- Euros Lyn
- Screenplay
- Neil McKay
- Producer
- Katherine Butler, Tracy O’Riordan
- Cinematography
- Erik Wilson
- Editing
- Jamie Pearson
- Music
- Benjamin Woodgates
Details
- Production
- Cornerstone Films, FFilm Cymru Wales, Film4, Ingenious Media, Raw, Topic Studios
- Distributor
- (United Kingdom), (United States), Bleecker Street, Warner Bros. Pictures (United States)
- Box office
- $6.6 million
