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It's because the premise is so intriguing and the drama is so compelling that the result is so confounding.
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The Horse Boy
Overview
Filmmaker Michel Orion Scott captures a magical journey into a little-known world, in a documentary which chronicles Rupert Isaacson and Kristin Neff's personal odyssey to make sense of their child's autism, and find healing for him and themselves in the unlikeliest of places.
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76%
Tomatometer
Fresh
The film's particular story serves as a powerful reminder to all parents that a child's unique strengths and personality may suggest the best path toward healing.
Jennie Punter, Globe and Mail
Fresh
The Horse Boy succeeds both as a provocative inquiry into the mysteries of autism and as a true-life adventure tale.
Jason Anderson, Toronto Star
Fresh
In the footage taken after the healing, we never see Rowan, except when he is happily playing with his new friends or smiling with his parents. Is that the whole story? You decide.
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Fresh
The Horse Boy is a lovely, amazing, wonderfully provocative film.
Ann Hornaday, Washington Post
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