Arie Verveen, Chase Moore, Dan Robbertse

Set against the red sand dunes of the oldest desert in the world, one courageous horse grows from an awkward colt into a magnificent stallion, triumphing against all odds at the edge of the rugged, in...( read more  read more... )hospitable Skeleton Coast of Namibia. In 1914, Lucky, a young foal, is born aboard a German supply steamer transporting his mother and other workhorses to Africa. Soon parted from his mother and terribly vulnerable, the foal is adopted by an orphaned stable boy in a mining town. When the town evacuates due to encroaching war, Lucky is abandoned and ventures into the surrounding desert. Following the lead of a young Bushman girl and later an Oryx antelope, the foal learns how to survive in the harsh setting.

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G, 1 hr. 22 min.

Directed by: Sergei Bodrov

Release Date: June 2, 2000

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DVD Release Date: November 14, 2000

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  • December 10, 2007
    Very cute!
  • June 3, 2009
    A young colt named Lucky born is used to be a workhorse in African mining sites. Its grows into a heroic stallion named Lucky is adopted by an orphaned servant boy raises a young horse in a mining town rescued by by a young Bushman girl.

    An orphaned stable boy learns how to sur...( read more)vive in the harsh untamed wilderness before returning to the mining town.
  • January 28, 2008
    Good story, but takes 2 hours to get to the point!
  • November 6, 2007
    Finally, a horse movie that's not too bad.
  • July 12, 2007
    fin, kan inte få 5 stjärnor på den. men den ska ha det!!
  • May 27, 2007
    Havn't watched it for awhile, but extremely good.
  • May 5, 2007
    Get's my heart touched by some caring, with only a boy and a colt!

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January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

This movie might have been more persuasive if the boy had told the story of the horse, instead of the horse telling the story of the boy. full review

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