The Long Rider

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I watched this heartfelt documentary last night and I'm still crying! It was so emotional, I never expected it. I thought it was going to be a film about horses and adventure, but it's about so much more. I'm so glad my sister told me to watch this documentary! It made me think about my entire life and my dreams. Very inspiring! If you have not seen it yet, do yourself a favor and watch this movie right now. It will not disappoint, trust me. I will now read the books this young man has written because there's so much I want to know. I give it 10 stars!!! Thank you for making this film and sharing it with us.

This is such a super beautiful film filled with tons of different feelings in it... I am planning my own long ride through Europe as well as opening a ranch along with a long rider station/stop over, equine school, guest ranch, saloon and boarding. This film inspired me even more and strengthened my wish to make my dream come true! I couldn't help it and had to send Filipe a message! He's such a beautiful soul!!! I couldn't stop watching his film and after a few days I am still thinking about it. So wonderful of Filipe of sharing his moments amd experience with all of us!! Thank you so much!!! Beenie1980 and her horse Rachel.

A terrific must watch documentary!! I hardly ever watch a spur of the moment documentary let alone write a review. I was born in Calgary and grew up in Southern Alberta in an area Filipe rode thru. Long Rider show the trials and tribulations of planning, preparing for and carrying out such an arduous journey. The people and the places along the way with some of the most beautiful scenery you will ever see. Look at the awards won most are Audience choice awards not critic awards. The film shows people of each country he travels thru. The GOOD The Bad and The UGLY. Take an hour and a half out of your schedule and watch this worthwhile movie.

Filipe Leite - who shot most of this footage - leaves behind his adoptive home of Canada to travel from Calgary all the way to Brazil riding his two horses Frenchie and Bruiser. He's following a trail inspired by Aimé Tschiffely's 1925 equestrian journey that will take him eight years to travel as he adds up 15,000 plus miles across twelve countries. The travels were supposed to be shorter before the trail inspires Fellipe to go even further. Along the way, he deals with bad weather, corrupt border patrols and horrific weather conditions, all so that he can make the journey to his destination and then head back home, alone on the trail. Filipe is a world-renowned Long Rider, an award-winning journalist and a best-selling author of Long Ride Home and Long Ride to the End of the World. He's also the youngest person in the world to cross the Americas on horseback, an accomplishment celebrated by two statues of Fellipe being displayed in his native Brazil. The Long Rider was directed by Sean Cisterna, who also made Blood Creek, War of the Dead and Kiss and Cry. This is an interesting idea for a film and quite the story. Trust me, I don't think I could do what Fellipe has done.

A beautiful and inspiring film. I love horses, so was bound to love this, but I think it would appeal to a wider audience than just horse and animal lovers. It ticks so many boxes; travel through stunning countries, restores your faith in humanity, romance, human kindness, triumph in the face of adversity, proof the love between humans and animals, the list goes on. The content seemed to be largely filmed by the rider himself, and some taken from news footage gathered in the places he stopped. He met some incredible characters along the way, was shown so much kindness and given so much help by ordinary people. On the flip side, he was shown the opposite by greedy bureaucrats at the border controls. I cried happy and sad tears, and some that were a mixture of both, was totally absorbed in the story, and the uplifting ending was a perfect finish to an epic journey. I'd rather watch a real and inspiring story like this, to a bunch of CGI blue aliens running around any day!!

A Fantastic Documentary! I LOVED it! I don't want to give anything away, but it sure did have me on the edge of my seat at times. Whoa! Fantastic! Just Wow!

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This is such a super beautiful film filled with tons of different feelings in it... I am planning my own long ride through Europe as well as opening a ranch along with a long rider station/stop over, equine school, guest ranch, saloon and boarding. This film inspired me even more and strengthened my wish to make my dream come true! I couldn't help it and had to send Filipe a message! He's such a beautiful soul!!! I couldn't stop watching his film and after a few days I am still thinking about it. So wonderful of Filipe of sharing his moments amd experience with all of us!! Thank you so much!!! Beenie1980 and her horse Rachel.

A beautiful and inspiring film. I love horses, so was bound to love this, but I think it would appeal to a wider audience than just horse and animal lovers. It ticks so many boxes; travel through stunning countries, restores your faith in humanity, romance, human kindness, triumph in the face of adversity, proof the love between humans and animals, the list goes on. The content seemed to be largely filmed by the rider himself, and some taken from news footage gathered in the places he stopped. He met some incredible characters along the way, was shown so much kindness and given so much help by ordinary people. On the flip side, he was shown the opposite by greedy bureaucrats at the border controls. I cried happy and sad tears, and some that were a mixture of both, was totally absorbed in the story, and the uplifting ending was a perfect finish to an epic journey. I'd rather watch a real and inspiring story like this, to a bunch of CGI blue aliens running around any day!!