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cbayer

(146,218 posts)
Tue Mar 6, 2012, 03:48 PM Mar 2012

Buck (documentary) - excellent, streaming and highly recommended.

It will make you laugh. It will make you cry. Talk about cowboy wisdom, this man is a sage.

http://movies.netflix.com/WiMovie/Buck/70166239?trkid=2361637



Buck
2011PG88 minutes

Buck Brannaman, inspiration for "The Horse Whisperer," is revealed as a complex figure in this Sundance Audience Award winner for Best Documentary by Cindy Meehl. The master horseman reveals details of his troubled childhood and his dawning awareness of new ways that humans and horses might work with one another. As Buck learns more about horses, he finds that the ways we communicate with our animal companions offer lessons on how we relate to fellow human beings.

Cast:
Buck Brannaman, Robert Redford
Director:
Cindy Meehl
Genres:
Documentaries, Biographical Documentaries, Social & Cultural Documentaries
This movie is:
Inspiring, Heartfelt, Sentimental, Feel-good
Availability:
Streaming

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Buck (documentary) - excellent, streaming and highly recommended. (Original Post) cbayer Mar 2012 OP
I really enjoyed that documentary. dixiegrrrrl Mar 2012 #1
Yes, his personal story is very moving. cbayer Mar 2012 #2
Thanks PatSeg Mar 2012 #3

dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)
1. I really enjoyed that documentary.
Wed Mar 7, 2012, 06:20 PM
Mar 2012

Esp. as his life story was slowly unfolded and we saw the obstacles he had overcome.
Very moving.

cbayer

(146,218 posts)
2. Yes, his personal story is very moving.
Wed Mar 7, 2012, 06:28 PM
Mar 2012

And the fact that he is so wonderful now, a testament to him.

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