The Horse Boy

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Product Description ------------------- An intensely personal yet epic spiritual journey, the Horse Boy follows one Texas couple and their autistic son as they trek on horseback through Outer Mongolia in an attempt to find healing for him. When two-year-old Rowan was diagnosed with autism, Rupert Isaacson, a writer and former horse trainer, and his wife Kristin Neff, a psychology professor, sought the best possible medical care, but traditional therapies had little effect. Then they discovered that Rowan has a profound affinity for animals - particularly horses - and the family set off on a quest that would change their lives forever. Directed by Michel Orion Scott, the Horse Boy is part travel adventure, part in into shamanic healing and part look at the autistic mind. In telling one family's extraordinary story, the film gives voice to the thousands who display amazing courage and creativity everyday in the battle against this mysterious and heartbreaking epidemic. The filmic companion to Isaacson's best-selling book of the same name, and a festival favorite, this ravishing documentary odyssey gives in into how, in life's darkest moments, one can find the gateway to joy and wonder. Review ------ An extraordinary journey of the heart and spirit, and a stirring testament to parenthood. --Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times A lyrical and stirring meditation on the mystery of autism. --Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly A deeply personal, highly subjective and inarguably thought-provoking story of one family's quest for a certain kind of peace. --Jeannette Catsoulis, The New York Times