Other Titles • Virginia's Run • La Chevauchée de Virginie (2002)
Synopses for Virginia's Run (2002)
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In the tradition of National Velvet, this Nova Scotia-set family film revolves around a 13-year-old with a passion for horses. Like Elizabeth Taylor’s Velvet, Virginia (Lindze Letherman) even has an older sister, Caroline (Rachel Skarsten). Sadly, her mother was killed in a riding accident three years ago and her father, Ford (Gabriel Byrne), has since forbidden Virginia to ride. Nonetheless, she’s been visiting Twister in secret and is even with her when she gives birth to a foal. Virginia names him Stormy and he takes to her from the start, but to no one else--including owner Blake Raines (Robert Guy Miranda). So Blake sells the horse and Virginia is heartbroken. How is she going to compete in the Memorial Day endurance race? And where does Blake's new trainer, Jessie (Joanne Whalley), fit into the picture? Those questions--and others--will be answered before the end of this heartwarming adventure. --Kathleen C. Fennessy
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This story of a family in turmoil is part coming-of-age tale, part social commentary on the functionality of the family unit. The "Virginia" of the title is a 13-year-old horse riding fanatic whose mother has just been killed. Sadly, her death came while riding, leading Virginia's grief stricken father to disallow Virginia from taking to the saddle ever again. Sneaking out at night to train with her horse, Stormy, Virginia disobeys her father's wishes and follows her passion. But further complications ensue, leading to a tense, grief-stricken finale to this touching story of a family in crisis.
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Gabriel Byrne, Joanne Whalley and talented newcomer Lindze Letherman star in this inspiring tale about a girl, her family and the horse that brings them together again. Virginia’s Run, shot in beautiful Nova Scotia, combines poignant drama and “thrilling” (Toronto Sun) horse-racing action in a coming-of-age adventure for the whole family.
When 13-year-old Virginia’s (Letherman) mother dies in a riding accident, her father (Byrne) sells the horse and vows never to let his two daughters ride. Defying him, Virginia nurses the horse’s new colt, Stormy, and secretly trains with him at night. But when Stormy is sold, Virginia’s sister and a sympathetic trainer (Whalley) must help convince her father that a girl needs free rein to grow.
(10 votes)
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