Factual Specials
Dark Horse: The Incredible True Story of Dream Alliance
The inspirational story of a group of friends from the village of Cefn Fforest in Wales, who group together to breed their very own racehorse. After overhearing a regular in the local pub who used to own a share of a racehorse, Jan Vokes, the barmaid at the pub, takes a punt and buys a £300 thoroughbred mare and pairs her with an ageing stallion. 23 friends in the village club together, creating a syndicate to raise the resulting foal on a decrepit allotment. Dream Alliance grows up to be an unlikely champion, until one day disaster strikes…
Broadcaster: | Cinemas nationwide; Film4 |
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Distributor: | Endemol Shine Group |
Genre: | Factual Specials |
Production year: | 2015 |
Executive Producer: | Anna Higgs, Anna Miralis & Lizzie Francke |
Produced by: | Judith Dawson |
Directed by: | Louise Osmond |
Awards: | 2015 – World Cinema Documentary Audience Award, Sundance Film Festival |