Looking for Horses (2021): Besetzung, Handlung & Streaming

Released in 2021, Looking for Horses is a notable film.

What it’s about. "Looking for Horses" is a film about a friendship between the filmmaker and a fisherman, who lost his hearing during the Bosnian civil war and retreated to a lake to live in solitude. The filmmaker, son of Bosnian parents, struggles to communicate as he lost his mother-tongue due to a heavy stutter. Despite their speech and hearing limitations, a bond develops between the young man and the veteran, as he shares his world of the lake: full of large catfish, wild horses, wide silences, and dangerous thunderstorms. Where for the fisherman the lake stands for a withdrawal from a fractured country, a land of war; for the filmmaker it precisely means the return to that broken place, the land of his parents. They look for ways to communicate, while the camera mediates their growing bond. Taking the shape of a gentle western, "Looking for Horses" is a poetic documentary on trauma, survival, and connection.

How it landed. With an audience score of 7.0/10, Looking for Horses has been warmly received by audiences.

Where to watch. In USA you can stream it on GuideDoc, OVID and True Story. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Looking for Horses page.