An examination of the life of acclaimed 'horse whisperer' Buck Brannaman, who recovered from years of child abuse to become a well-known expert in the interactions between horses and people.
Direction
Meehl lets silence and landscape do the talking.
Practical Effects
Real horse training—no Hollywood fakery here.
Writing
Buck's own words, devastating in their plainness.
Director
Cindy Meehl
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Buck was the primary consultant and stunt double for Robert Redford in The Horse Whisperer—Redford appears here as himself.
The film quietly revolutionized how documentaries handle male trauma—Buck's vulnerability was radical for 2011 rural American masculinity.
US
