Tornado and the Kalahari Horse Whisperer

Screening:
Wednesday, Sept 8 at 10:00am (Muvico Baywalk 20)
Genre: Family Drama
Runtime: 110 mins
Country: South Africa

Synopsis: The moving story of a horse and a man – broken by life, brought together by chance, healed by the curative powers of the Horse Whisperer of the Kalahari.

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Tornado is a true life story of patience, endurance and passion. Directed by Regardt van den Bergh of Faith like Potatoes fame, the picture tells the story of two damaged souls: Pierre (Quentin Krog), a depressed and damaged young man and Tornado, an emotionally tormented horse.

Tornado is an Arab horse of the purest bloodline that was pushed too hard and too fast to become a show horse. He developed Self Mutilation Syndrome and became a danger to himself and others. Sterility, brought on by stress, made him worthless to his owner.

However, Pierre senses Tornado’s potential, and he travels to Noenieput, in the Groen Kalahari, to find Barrie Burger (Danny Keogh), the well-known horse whisperer. Having spent more than twenty years as a missionary travelling the Kalahari on horseback, Barrie developed a special talent. He gained a deep understanding of horses and learnt how to whisper to them.

With Barrie’s help, Pierre begins to hear Tornado’s whisper, understand his pain, and release him from it. And as Pierre further gains Tornado’s trust by following Barrie’s ten whispering steps, he finds that he too begins to change as the pair of them embark on a journey of healing and self discovery, one that will change their lives forever.

Date of Completion
August 2009

Production Budget
8000000 (in South African Rand)