| Dark Horse: The Incredible True Story of Dream Alliance | |
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| Directed by | Louise Osmond |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Dark Horse: The Incredible True Story of Dream Alliance is a 2015 documentary directed by Louise Osmond.
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]
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]
