The Young Black Stallion

The Young Black Stallion is a 2003 madeforIMAX family film from Walt Disney Pictures. Directed by Simon Wincer, the film is based on the 1989 novel of the same name by Black Stallion creator Walter Farley and his son Steven Farley. Noted for its beautiful scenery and wideangle shots, the 49minute movie was filmed onlocation in the deserts of Namibia and South Africa. The film stars Biana G. Tamimi as Neera, a young girl who befriends a young black stallion, and Patrick Elyas as Aden, although his voice was dubbed by Eric Grucza, who, for his uncredited performance was nominated in 2004 for the Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a VoiceOver Role.

The film follows the adventures of Shetan, a young black Arabian colt. After a band of robbers separates a young Arabian girl named Neera Biana Tamini from her father, she finds herself alone in the desert. Before too long, a mysterious black colt comes to her rescue. The two quickly form a special bond, and the horse returns Neera to her grandfather. Once Neera is back home, the stallion disappears.Neera greets her grandfather Ben Ishak Richard Romanus and her cousin Aden Patrick Elyas eagerly, but is disappointed and upset when she find out that her grandfathers horse breeding days are over. Ben Ishak informs Neera that because of the shootings in the desert, his fields are ruined, and he can no longer afford to keep any of his horses. He kept an old plowhorse, Abha, and set his most precious mare Jinah free. We find out later that Jinah was Shetans mother. ........

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