War Pony

The interlocking stories of two Lakota boys growing up on Pine Ridge Reservation. At 23, Bill just wants to make something of himself. Meanwhile, 12-year-old Matho can’t wait to become a man. Bound by their shared search for belonging, each of the boys grapple with identity, family, and loss, as they navigate their unique paths to manhood.

Keywords

  • American Cinema
  • American Dream
  • American Independent Films
  • Best first feature
  • Cannes: La Semaine de la Critique
  • Coming of Age
  • Deauville Film Festival
  • Deauville Film Festival: Highlight on the American Cinema (home)
  • Female Filmmakers
  • Festival de Cannes
  • Film Fest Gent !
  • Into the Real: Movies Starring Non-Professional Actors
  • Michaël R. Roskam's favorite films
  • Our TOP 20 Sooner films for 2023
  • Coming of Age

Actors

  • Jojo Bapteise Whiting
  • LaDainian Crazy Thunder
  • Robert Stover
  • Ashley Shelton
  • Iona Red Bear

Director

  • Riley Keough
  • Gina Gammell

Drama


1h 55min


-12

EN


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United Kingdom
United States of America
2023
Two young Oglala Lakota from the Pine Ridge reserve try to find their way to adulthood in a hostile society.

Two young Oglala Lakota from the Pine Ridge reserve try to find their way to adulthood in a hostile society.


The interlocking stories of two Lakota boys growing up on Pine Ridge Reservation. At 23, Bill just wants to make something of himself. Meanwhile, 12-year-old Matho can’t wait to become a man. Bound by their shared search for belonging, each of the boys grapple with identity, family, and loss, as they navigate their unique paths to manhood.

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