Actor Riley Keough (Zola) and Gina Gammell make their feature directorial debuts, and winning the Camera d’Or for Best First Film at...
Actor Riley Keough (Zola) and Gina Gammell make their feature directorial debuts, and winning the Camera d’Or for Best First Film at Cannes 2022, with these interlocking stories of two Lakota boys growing up on Pine Ridge Reservation.
At 23, Bill just wants to make something of himself. Whether it’s siphoning gas, delivering goods or breeding Poodles, he is determined to hustle his way to the “American Dream”. Meanwhile, 12-year-old Matho can’t wait to become a man. Desperate for approval from his young father, a series of impulsive decisions turns Matho’s life upside down and he finds himself unequipped to deal with the harsh realities of the adult world. 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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93 %54 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
83 %58 reviewsAudience score rating
"The tenderness, wisdom and instinct to survive of two teenage males is beautifully observed in actor-turned-director Riley Keough’s debut feature."
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The Guardian
The Guardian"First-time directors Gina Gammell and Riley Keough developed this unvarnished portrait in collaboration with their actors, capturing something at once tragic and true..."
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Variety
Variety"A moving experiment in collective narrative filmmaking — an example of how stories can honor instead of exploit."
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Hollywood Reporter
Hollywood Reporter"Gut-wrenching..."
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IGN
IGN"For all the hardships it catalogues, War Pony is never despairing – there’s a real pride at play here, and some pungent playfulness."
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Screen Daily
Screen Daily"The filmmaking partners' first film was written with a pair of Lakota friends, but still feels told through an uncomfortably narrow lens."
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IndieWire
IndieWire"(A) well-measured, quasi-ethnographical look at a little-depicted corner of America."
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Little White Lies
Little White LiesWar Pony | Details
Award winner- Camera d’Or for Best First Film, Cannes 2022
- Runtime
- 114
- Genre
- Drama
- Country of origin
- USA
