The True Story Of A Man Who Went Halfway Around The World To Find Himself.

Starring: Viggo Mortensen, Omar Sharif, Saïd Taghmaoui, Zuleikha Robinson, Louise Lombard, Adam Alexi-Malle, Silas Carson

DML Rating: ★★★★★★★★☆☆ - great

"Mister... you can say anything you want about me. I'm gonna have to ask you not to talk about my horse that way." - Frank T. Hopkins

Why watch this? ... a great story about an amazing horse, set in the Arabian desert.

Plot Summary: Frank Hopkins, an American cowboy facing personal struggles, embarks on a journey to Arabia with his mustang, Hidalgo, to compete in the dangerous "Ocean of Fire," a 3,000-mile survival race across the Arabian Desert. Competing against the world's finest Arabian horses and Bedouin riders, Hopkins and Hidalgo must overcome not only the brutal desert conditions but also the animosity of rivals determined to prevent a foreigner and a non-thoroughbred horse from finishing the race.

Dad's Preview: My awesome brother kept hawking this film, and I finally listened. Of course, he was right on the money. It covers a cross-country race, on horseback, over the brutal Ad-Dahana desert in the late 1800's. It's loosely based on a true story about the toughness of a paint pony. The cinematography is epic as the race courses through the vast, dusty desert. Mortensen is engaging as the soft-spoken, Western-loner protagonist.

Touchstone Pictures, Casey Silver Productions; Buena Vista Pictures Dist.