A horse that made a nation believe — and a family that almost broke trying.
A family saga spanning three decades based on the mythology of the most famous race horse Denmark has ever seen. A horse which did the impossible and put Denmark on the world map through its many great victories. The film is first and foremost about the family who owned Tarok and believed in its greatness - and who, against all odds, gave Denmark hope and courage to dream.
Acting
Bjarne Henriksen's gruff patriarch will wreck you silently.
Production
Three decades of Danish history, one impeccably weathered farmhouse.
Director
Anne-Grethe Bjarup Riis
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Tarok was real — Denmark's 1970s racing darling, and this film revived national conversations about that bittersweet era.
Director Anne-Grethe Bjarup Riis insisted on practical horse work; the real Tarok's descendants appear in background stable scenes.
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