When Nicki discovers two horses stranded deep in the Rocky Mountain snow, she is determined to find a way to set them free.When Nicki discovers two horses stranded deep in the Rocky Mountain snow, she is determined to find a way to set them free.When Nicki discovers two horses stranded deep in the Rocky Mountain snow, she is determined to find a way to set them free.
- Awards
- 2 wins & 5 nominations
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Lloyd Robertson
- Self - Newscaster
- (archive footage)
Benjamin Laird
- Cam
- (as Ben Laird)
- Director
- Writer
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Did you know
- TriviaEpilogue before end credits: "The family remains on their ranch outside the town of McBride. Since their heroic rescue from Mount Renshaw, the horses have been adopted and are now healthy and happy."
- Crazy creditsDedication before end credits: "The movie is dedicated to the Jeck family, and all those who help dig the long trench to freedom."
- ConnectionsRemake of A Heartland Christmas (2010)
Featured review
This is a family drama draped around the true-life story of two horses rescued from otherwise certain death in the bitter cold.
The performances are quite natural. I actually clicked on Aidan Quinn's bio to check where he was born. In addition to being an excellent actor he plays a pretty convincing Canadian. Not to mention a first-rate snow-shoveller.
MacKenzie Porter plays the determined daughter. I was cheering for her all the way.
It's a heart-warming story. But the star of the show, for me, was the snow and the cold and the mountains. Being a Canadian film there's no way they could afford CGI so they must have "lucked" into a -40C day or five. The actors have frozen red cheeks, noses and ears. Their breath comes out as steam. And the snow blows around like sand in a Kurasowa film. Major props to the cast and crew for pulling it off. They really earned their Lethbridge Pilsner on this production.
Just when I thought this movie couldn't get any better-looking we get flashbacks with the horses in the autumn mountains.
If you ever get a chance to visit McBride, it's not very far west of Jasper and well worth the trip. The old train station has a coffee shop in it and you can walk right out on to the tracks and take in the scenery. Much like this movie, it'll make you grateful for the good people and the beauty in this world.
The performances are quite natural. I actually clicked on Aidan Quinn's bio to check where he was born. In addition to being an excellent actor he plays a pretty convincing Canadian. Not to mention a first-rate snow-shoveller.
MacKenzie Porter plays the determined daughter. I was cheering for her all the way.
It's a heart-warming story. But the star of the show, for me, was the snow and the cold and the mountains. Being a Canadian film there's no way they could afford CGI so they must have "lucked" into a -40C day or five. The actors have frozen red cheeks, noses and ears. Their breath comes out as steam. And the snow blows around like sand in a Kurasowa film. Major props to the cast and crew for pulling it off. They really earned their Lethbridge Pilsner on this production.
Just when I thought this movie couldn't get any better-looking we get flashbacks with the horses in the autumn mountains.
If you ever get a chance to visit McBride, it's not very far west of Jasper and well worth the trip. The old train station has a coffee shop in it and you can walk right out on to the tracks and take in the scenery. Much like this movie, it'll make you grateful for the good people and the beauty in this world.
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