Charlie Plummer, Chloë Sevigny, Steve Zahn, Travis Fimmel, Steve Buscemi. Originally released as a motion picture in 2017. Based on the novel by Willy Vlautin. Wide screen. Special features: Searching for home: making Lean on Pete.
Summary:
Fifteen-year-old Charley Thompson arrives in Portland, Oregon with his single father Ray, both of them eager for a fresh start after a series of hard knocks. While Ray descends into personal turmoil, Charley finds acceptance and camaraderie at a local racetrack where he lands a job caring for an aging Quarter Horse named Lean On Pete. The horse's owner Del Montgomery and his jockey Bonnie help Charley fill the void of his father's absence--until he discovers that Pete is bound for slaughter.
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