Drama ·Adventure · United Kingdom · 2018 · 2h 1m

Lean on Pete

Lean on Pete poster
Director
Andrew Haigh
Cast
Charlie Plummer as Charley Amy Seimetz as Lynn Travis Fimmel as Ray Steve Buscemi as Del Jason Beem as Race Announcer Tolo Tuitele as Lynn's Husband
Crew
Magnus Nordenhof Jønck — Director of Photography Jonathan Alberts — Editor James Edward Barker — Original Music Composer Andrew Haigh — Screenplay Willy Vlautin — Novel Tristan Goligher — Producer
Tagline

You can’t get anywhere on your own.

Synopsis

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.

Trailer Lean on Pete — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
horse racerunawayportland, oregonhorseracehorsedrunktrophyroad movie
Key Collaborators
Andrew Haigh Director Magnus Nordenhof Jønck Director of Photography Jonathan Alberts Editor James Edward Barker Original Music Composer Andrew Haigh Screenplay Willy Vlautin Novel Tristan Goligher Producer Ryan Warren Smith Production Design Julie Carnahan Costume Design
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