安妮(克里斯汀•斯科特•托马斯 Kristin Scott Thomas 饰)的女儿格雷斯(斯嘉丽•约翰逊 Scarlett Johansson 饰) 喜欢骑马,却在一次事故中和好友一同从马背摔下,好友遇难,而格雷斯也摔断了一条腿,她心爱的马匹“朝圣者”受伤得面目全非。格雷斯的心里蒙上了挥之不去的阴霾。 母亲心里十分着急。听说蒙大拿有精通马语之人汤姆(罗伯特•雷德福 Robert Redford 饰),安妮决定携女儿和“朝圣者”同往疗伤。汤姆起初不答应,终被感动,格雷斯和“朝圣者”在马语者精心的训练调养下慢慢复原,而离开了大都市的安妮也沉浸在那一片安静广袤的天地中。但是,安妮为此付出了代价——她长期离职,被解雇了,同时和丈夫的感情越来越疏远淡漠。另一方面,汤姆的与众不同让安妮心里泛起了阵阵涟漪。
Based on Alain Gandy’s book Les Chiens Jaunes, the story takes us back to March 1945. The Japanese army launch a sudden, brutally violent assault on the French garrisons in the Far East. Thousands of civilians and soldiers are killed. Stalked by the Japanese enemy, a column of legionnaires who are already weakened by alcohol and disease decide to traverse the jungle in an attem...
A stark and intimate portrait of a woman against all odds, marginalised by society and trying to find a way to survive in a world where motherhood, misogyny, crime, and independence meet. Faced with societal scorn and her own moral conflict, she navigates a perilous path, determined to shield her child from chaos. In her struggle for survival, bonds of love and loyalty are tested. “I hope viewers leave feeling like it’s a strong story about a woman who is down on her luck and finds her way in a man’s world, doing things her way… and not his”.