Annie's Staff Pick - Thursday 11am screenings include a free cuppa with your ticket
War Pony
Utterly compelling, absorbing and heartbreaking story of two young boys growing up on the Pine Ridge Reservation. One is heading fast towards criminality, the other is desperate to escape from it.
Director: Gina Gammell, Riley Keough
Cast includes: Iona Red Bear, Ta-Yamni Long Black Cat, Wilma Colhof
Annie's Staff Pick
115 min / 2022 / USA
War Pony premiered in Un Certain Regard at Cannes Film Festival last year, winning the Caméra d’Or for best first feature.
War Pony is the directing debut of actress Riley Keough (Zola, American Honey), who directs alongside Gina Gammell. The film intertwines the story of two Native American teenagers – one a young man, the other a boy – growing up on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. Older teen Bill (Jojo Bapteise Whiting) has already fathered two children, and senses economic opportunity after he gives roadside assistance to a white farmer. Younger teen Matho (Ladainian Crazy Thunder) has a troubled home life, and applies his entrepreneurial instincts to sell meth at school.
"The tenderness, wisdom and instinct to survive of two teenage males is beautifully observed in actor-turned-director Riley Keough’s debut feature" - The Guardian, 4 stars
One comparison point might be the early films of Chloé Zhao: Songs My Brother Taught Me and The Rider.
This film is F-Rated. The F-Rating is applied to all films which are directed by women and/or written by women. Find out more about F-Rating.
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