The Colt is a 2005 television movie made for Hallmark Channel."Broadcast: Hallmark up for three summer shoots" at playbackonline.ca The film is set during the American Civil War,"A Colt Born on a Battlefield, When Men Were Gallant" by Anita Gates at www.nytimes.com and is based on the short story (Жеребёнок, Zherebyonok) by Nobel Prize winner Mikhail Sholokhov.The Colt: summary, credtits, plus a review by Sloan Freer at radiotimes.com
Plot In 1864, an American Civil War troop struggles to survive when young Union soldier Jim Rabb (Ryan Merriman) discovers that his mare has given birth to a colt. A superior officer orders Jim to shoot the foal because it may become a burden, but Jim - seeing the colt as a sign of hope and a reminder of the beauty of life - refuses. The colt remains with the men as they battle. When Confederates overtake the camp and steal the colt, Jim must risk his life retrieving it.
Cast Ryan Merriman as Jim Rabb Steve Bacic as Sgt. Longacre William MacDonald as Sgt. Woodruff Darcy Belsher as Convington Scott Heindl as Lt. Hutton
Critical reviews Hal Erickson of All Movie Guide called the film "an uplifting tale of unassailable innocence in the midst of America's bloodiest war."
South Coast Today praised the film, saying its "symbolism is never so heavy-handed as to obscure an intelligent film filled with fine performances."
Awards
Won 2005 FAIF International Film Festival, Judges Choice Award for Best Feature Film 2005 LA Femme Film Festival, Best DirectorPast Filmmaker Winners years 2013-2005 at lafemme.org 2005 WorldFest Houston, Special Jury Award for Feature Made for Television/Cable
Nominated 2006 Humanitas Prize, 90 Minute or Longer CategoryHumanitas Prize Nominees - 90 Minute Nominees at www.humanitasprize.org"Humanitas Names Prize Finalists" by Kimberly Nordyke at www.backstage.comHumanitas Prize nominees at variety.com 2006 Writers Guild of America, USA, WGA Award (TV) Long Form - Adapted"Peacock laffers have the write stuff" by Dave McNary at variety.com
See also List of films about horses
References
External links
The Colt at RHI Entertainment