Fifteen-year-old Charley Thompson. He wants a home, food on the table and a high school he can attend for more than part of the year. As the son of a single father working in warehouses across the Pacific Northwest, stability is hard to find. Hoping for a new start they move to Portland, Oregon where Charley takes a summer job, with a washed-up horse trainer, and befriends a failing racehorse named Lean on Pete.
LEAN ON PETE is the adaptation of Willy Vlautin’s acclaimed novel, by award winning writer-director Andrew Haigh (Weekend, 45 Years)
Cast:
Charlie Plummer (King Jack)
Steve Buscemi (Boardwalk Empire, Reservoir Dogs, Fargo)
Travis Flammel (Vikings, Warcraft, Maggie’s Got A Plan)
Chloé Sevigny (Love and Friendship, Boys Don’t Cry, Kids)
2017 – United Kingdom – English – 122 min
International Sales by The Bureau in association with Celluloid Dreams
MUSEO DE ARTE MODERNO DE MEDELLIN, Colombia 2019
FESTIVAL DE CINE TERCER MELINIO, Mexico 2018
GLASGOW FILM FESTIVAL, UK 2018
MOSTRA INTERNATIONAL DE SAO PAULO, Brazil 2018
BELFAST FILM FESTIVAL, UK 2018
ISTANBUL FILM FESTIVAL, Turkey 2018
SARASOTA FILM FESTIVAL, US 2018
ATLANTA FILM FESTIVAL, US 2018
ASHLAND FILM FESTIVAL, US 2018
FLORIDA FILM FESTIVAL, US 2018
PHOENIX FILM FESTIVAL – Opening Night, US 2018
SXSW, USA 2018
BORDERLINES FILM FESTIVAL, UK 2018
ADIFF – AUDI DUBLIN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, Ireland 2018
PORTLAND FILM FESTIVAL, US 2018
ROTTERDAM INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, Netherlands 2018
PALM SPRINGS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, US 2018
Special Presentations
FESTIVAL EUROPEEN DES ARCS, France 2017
Official Competition
Fleche d’Or (Best Film)
Best actor for Charlie Plummer
Best Cinematography for Magnus Nordenhof Jønck
Best Original Music for James Edward Baker
THESSALONIKI INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, Greece 2017
Special Screenings
LOS CABOS FILM FESTIVAL, Mexico 2017
American Highlights
BFI LONDON FILM FESTIVAL, UK 2017
Official Competition
ZURICH FILM FESTIVAL, Switzerland 2017
Gala Premiere
TORONTO INT’L FILM FESTIVAL, Canada 2017
Official Competition
TELLURIDE FILM FESTIVAL, US 2017
Official Competition
WORLD PREMIERE
VENICE FILM FESTIVAL, Italy 2017
Official Competition
Marcello Mastroianni Prize for Best New Young Actor awarded to Charlie Plummer