Horsey yarn is a winner alright

Lean On Pete charts the coming of age of an abandoned teenage boy as he forms a relationship with an ageing racehorse

Charlie Plummer in Lean On Pete

Cinema

Lean On Pete: Directed by Andrew Haigh, Nationwide, 15A,Rating:****

A Cambodian Spring: Directed by Chris Kelly, Selected, 15A,Rating:***

Horses have been used as therapy animals for movie kids since the early days, from Black Beauty to Into the West, but rarely with the honesty and sensitivity of Lean On Pete, which charts the coming of age of an abandoned teenage boy as he forms a relationship with an ageing racehorse. A powerful ...