The Horse Boy
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The Horse Boy

6.5 / 10 2009 1h 33mNR English
Documentary

Storyline

Filmmaker Michel Orion Scott captures a magical journey into a little-known world, in a documentary which chronicles Rupert Isaacson and Kristin Neff's personal odyssey to make sense of their child's autism, and find healing for him and themselves in the unlikeliest of places.

Cast & Crew

SB

Simon Baron-Cohen

Himself (as Dr. Simon Baron-Cohen)

Lead
Temple Grandin

Temple Grandin

Herself (as Dr. Temple Grandin)

RR

Roy Richard Grinker

Himself

RI

Rowan Isaacson

Himself

RI

Rupert Isaacson

Himself

KN

Kristin Neff

Herself

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Michel O. Scott's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. The Horse Boy is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker