Outstanding. Based on the federally run prison programs to have inmates round up and train wild mustangs in the west as part of the mustang conservation management program. This story follows Coleman Roman, an inmate recently transferred to a Nevada prison where one such program is in place, run by ancient horse wrangler Bruce Dern. This is a fantastic film in how it intricately navigates the emotions of living in prison. Roman has to deal with his ideas of rehabilitation and self loathing, which is complicated when his daughter enters the picture. It exposes both the sterility of the prison system and ambivalence to the person that the system embraces. Juxtapose this with the discovery of life and care for life that the inmates learn while training horses. The battle of the horses as wild individuals paralleled with the emotions of the humans is striking and illuminating. I loved the depth and beauty of this film. And while it is clearly skimming over many layers, making some parts of the picture too easy and too nicely packaged, it is enough. Go see this.
5 stars (out of 5)
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