Lean on Pete /

Lean on Pete / Film4 & BFI present ; a production from The Bureau ; written and directed by Andrew Haigh ; produced by Tristan Goligher. , Great Britain - 1 videodisc (122 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Originally released as a motion picture in 2017. Based on the novel by Willy Vlautin. Wide screen. Special features: Searching for home: making Lean on Pete.

Director of photography, Magnus Jønck ; editor, Jonathan Alberts ; music, James Edward Barker. Director of photography, Magnus Jønck ; editor, Jonathan Alberts ; music, James Edward Barker.

Charlie Plummer, Chloë Sevigny, Steve Zahn, Travis Fimmel, Steve Buscemi.

Fifteen-year-old Charley Thompson arrives in Portland, Oregon with his single father Ray, both of them eager for a fresh start after a series of hard knocks. While Ray descends into personal turmoil, Charley finds acceptance and camaraderie at a local racetrack where he lands a job caring for an aging Quarter Horse named Lean On Pete. The horse's owner Del Montgomery and his jockey Bonnie help Charley fill the void of his father's absence--until he discovers that Pete is bound for slaughter.

MPAA rating: R; for language and brief violence.


DVD; Widescreen presentation; 5.1 Dolby digital.


English dialogue; Spanish subtitles; subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).

031398288084

54382 Lionsgate


Fathers and sons--Drama.
Teenage boys--Drama.
Race horses--Drama.
Human-animal relationships--Drama.
Single fathers--Drama.


Oregon--Drama.


Film adaptations.
Action and adventure films.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

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