“You can’t get anywhere on your own”
Charley Thompson, a teenager living with his single father, gets a summer job working for horse trainer Del Montgomery. Bonding with an aging racehorse named Lean on Pete, Charley is horrified to learn he is bound for slaughter, and so he steals the horse, and the duo embark on an odyssey across the new American frontier.
Andrew Haigh
Tristan Goligher
Andrew Haigh
Magnus Nordenhof Jønck
James Edward Barker
Charlie Plummer
Charley
Amy Seimetz
Lynn
Travis Fimmel
Ray
Steve Buscemi
Del
Jason Beem
Race Announcer
Tolo Tuitele
Lynn's Husband
Ayanna Berkshire
Cop 1
Connor Brenes
Cop 2
Kurt Conroyd
Nurse
Chloë Sevigny
Bonnie
Dennis Fitzpatrick
Old Timer
Rusty Tennant
Portland Downs Security Guard
... and 14 more
Stephen Campbell
**_Decent enough, but not a patch on Haigh's previous work_** > _I feel everything I do is related to that sense of loneliness and that longing to not be alone. I think all of us spend most of our time feeling alone and we find ways to disguise our loneliness - whether it's relationships, a job ...
Andrew Haigh Interview [Audio] (Flickering Myth)
Behind the Scenes • YouTube
Film4 Trailer
Trailer • YouTube
Official Trailer
Trailer • YouTube
BFI London Film Festival 2017 Q&A
Featurette • YouTube
Charley learning the ropes
Clip • YouTube
The Bureau
Film4 Productions