Jan Vokes (Toni Collette), a cleaner and bartender, recruits her initially reluctant husband Brian (Owen Teale) and local accountant Howard Davies (Damian Lewis) to help her bring together a syndicate of local people to breed a foal – which they name Dream Alliance. On the racetrack, he proves himself to be more than a match for the multi-million-pound racehorses he comes up against – a true working-class champion, taking on the establishment at their own game. But much more than this, Dream begins to alter the lives of everyone in the syndicate, not least Jan’s. He is everything to her: friend, confidant and an escape from a life of always putting other people’s needs first.
Dream Horse is a classic story of triumph against adversity, and a tale of how a woman strives to make her dream a reality in a place where hope is thin on the ground.
Director: Euros Lyn
Cast: Damian Lewis, Joanna Page, Siân Phillips, Owen Teale, Steffan Rhodri
Filming Locations: Blackwood
Funding: Ffilm Cymru Wales
Producer: Katherine Butler, Tracy O’Riordan
Writer: Neil McKay
Cast: Toni Collette
Cinematography: Erik Wilson
Editor: Jamie Pearson
Length: 1 hour 42 minutes
Format: DCP
Language: English
Cert: PG
Date: Friday 4th June 2021
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Rights holder / distributor: Warner Bros (theatrical)
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You might also be interested in the documentary Dark Horse, the true story behind Dream Horse.