The Horse Boy

2009 | 93 minutes | 7.0 ★ (9)

The Horse Boy
  • Overview

    Filmmaker Michel Orion Scott captures a magical journey into a little-known world, in a documentary which chronicles Rupert Isaacson and Kristin Neff's personal odyssey to make sense of their child's autism, and find healing for him and themselves in the unlikeliest of places.

  • Release Date

    25 November 2009

  • DirectingMichel O. Scott
  • Budget

    $0.00

  • Revenue

    $0.00

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