Taming the Horse (2017): cast, story & where to watch
2017 · Film · ★ 6
Released in 2017, Taming the Horse is a documentary film directed by Tao Gu, running about 124 minutes.
What it’s about. Tao and Dong promised each other they’d return to the village where the latter grew up, in Inner Mongolia, before following his family, who left to find better fortune in a large city in Southern China. This voyage is a mere pretext meant to reconnect the two childhood friends, who were separated for ten years. With a rare sensitivity, Tao Gu films this companion, who was lost not only “from view”, approaching him stealthily to capture all of his tragic intensity, his disillusioned generosity. Dong has remained a dreamer besotted with rock, an incensed body struggling to find money (he comes up with a jade business which does not work out), love, sex and, above all, to live following his own conceptions of liberty, under the ambiguous gaze of his parents and his “successful” brother.
How it landed. With an audience score of 6.0/10, Taming the Horse has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.
Where to watch. In CA you can rent or buy it from Tenk. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Taming the Horse page.
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Frequently asked
- Where can I watch Taming the Horse (2017)?
- In CA, Taming the Horse is available to rent or buy from Tenk. Availability varies by country — check our where-to-watch page for every region.
- Is Taming the Horse worth watching?
- Taming the Horse holds an audience score of 6.0 out of 10, and is a strong pick if you enjoy documentary. Reactions are mixed, so it may depend on taste.
- When was Taming the Horse released?
- Taming the Horse was released in 2017, with a runtime of about 124 minutes.