War Pony
Cannes Caméra d’Or winner, this charming story follows the lives of two Oglala Lakota youths growing up on South Dakota’s Pine Ridge Reservation. Bound by their shared search for belonging, each grapple with identity, family, and loss, as they navigate their unique paths to manhood.
Charming, lazy and immature, youthful father Bill is trying to stay one step ahead of unemployment and romantic entanglements. Matho, a restless 12-year-old, mostly hangs out with his crew of friends. When Bill meets a rich, white turkey farmer with an illicit secret, he manages to schmooze his way into a job. Filmed across South Dakota’s stunning landscape, director Riley Keough spins an unassuming story that gives insight into the problems of life on the reservation, as well as exuding a warmth towards the communities living on them. - Year
- 2022
- Classification
- Unclassified 18+
- Country
- USA, UK
- Language
- In Sioux and English with English subtitles
- Director
- Gina Gammell, Riley Keough
