White Mane

White Mane

1953 · 41 min · FR · 6.6 (46 votes)
Dir. Albert Lamorisse · Starring Alain Emery, Laurent Roche, Pascal Lamorisse, Denys Colomb de Daunant, Clan-Clan, François Perie · Music Maurice Le Roux
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In the south of France, in a vast plain region called the Camargue, lives White Mane, a magnificent stallion and the leader of a herd of wild horses too proud to let themselves be broken by humans. Only Folco, a young fisherman, manages to tame him. A strong friendship grows between the boy and the horse, as the two go looking for the freedom that the world of men won’t allow them.

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A poetic ode to untamed spirit and the profound bond between a boy and a wild horse. It evokes a sense of yearning for freedom amidst the stark beauty of the Camargue, captured in timeless black and white.

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