Eden Valley

Sort of Ken Loach meets an after-school special – though far better than that sounds.

A somewhat cliché plot - young man in trouble is given one last chance, sent to live with his estranged, poor father who raises horses, and grows up in the process.

So the story is a bit old hat, even boring and slow at moments, but the details and performances are hyper real and subtle, and very rich. And it's all aided by subtle, quietly beautiful photography. In the end the familiarity of the general is outweighed by the freshness of the specifics.