Title:
Lean on Pete / Film4 & BFI present ; a production from The Bureau ; written and directed by Andrew Haigh ; produced by Tristan Goligher.
Publication Information:
[New York, New York] : A24 Films, [2018]
©2018
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (122 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
General Note:
Originally released as a motion picture in 2017.
Based on the novel by Willy Vlautin.
Wide screen.
Special features: Searching for home: making Lean on Pete.
DVD; Widescreen presentation; 5.1 Dolby digital.
Summary:
Fifteen-year-old Charley Thompson arrives in Portland, Oregon with his single father Ray, both of them eager for a fresh start after a series of hard knocks. While Ray descends into personal turmoil, Charley 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 owner Del Montgomery and his jockey Bonnie help Charley fill the void of his father's absence--until he discovers that Pete is bound for slaughter.
Geographic Term:
Language Note:
English dialogue; Spanish subtitles; subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).
Audience:
MPAA rating: R; for language and brief violence.
Performer:
Charlie Plummer, Chloë Sevigny, Steve Zahn, Travis Fimmel, Steve Buscemi.
Production Credits:
Director of photography, Magnus Jønck ; editor, Jonathan Alberts ; music, James Edward Barker.
OCLC Number:
on1037951744
Availability:
Farmington~1