Young Cale ( Dakota Fanning) meets racehorse Sonya when she spends a work day with her father, a trainer named Ben ( Kurt Russell). Show moreĭREAMER: INSPIRED BY A TRUE STORY focuses on the loving relationship between a girl and her horse. The father and his friend talk about breeding the mare, involving a stallion and a "teaser pony" (this might provoke questions for some kids). The primary villain, a white male horse owner, exhibits racism toward Mexican workers. A jockey shows the girl surgery scars on his shoulders and chest, the result of a riding accident, and explains that he has bad dreams. While the girl is riding the horse, it becomes frightened and runs away in a panic, frightening the girl, who can't stop it (the father has her jump from a galloping horse into his arms, a nearly impossible feat). As the movie is set at Kentucky stables and race tracks, some characters use colorful language ("hell" and "damn") and drink at a wealthy owner's home. The movie features an early, brief scene where a racehorse stumbles on the track and breaks its leg (this might be difficult for younger viewers). Parents need to know that Dreamer: Inspired by a True Story includes scenes of family tensions, involving a young girl and her parents, and her grandfather.
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