MUMBAI: Reliance Entertainment will release Dreamworks Studios’ War Horse on 28 December.
Produced by Steven Spielberg, Frank Marshall, Revel Guest and Kathleen, the film is a tale of a young boy named Albert and his farm horse Joey.
The story takes place at the outbreak of World War I, when Joey is sold to the British cavalry by Albert’s father. Later dispatched to the front lines, Joey begins an extraordinary journey against the backdrop of the Great War.
Despite the obstacles he faces at every step of his journey, Joey touches and changes each life encountered along the way. Albert, unable to forget his friend, leaves home for the battlefields of France to find his dearest friend. In short, the film is an odyssey of friendship, discovery and courage.
First published as a novel in 1982, War Horse became a family classic of love and loyalty. The story went on to be adapted into an international theatrical hit – which is where Spielberg came into the picture. His Dreamworks Studios acquired the filming rights of Michael Morpurgo’s 1982 novel in December 2009.
War Horse stars Emily Watson, David Thewlis, Peter Mullan, Niels Arestrup, Tom Hiddleston, Jeremy Irvine, Benedict Cumberbatch and Toby Kebbell.
