# Gefährten (2011)

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**Original title**: *War Horse*
**Runtime**: 146 min
**Genres**: War, History, Adventure, Drama
**Directed by**: Steven Spielberg
**Written by**: Richard Curtis, Lee Hall
**Starring**: Jeremy Irvine, Peter Mullan, Emily Watson, Niels Arestrup, David Thewlis, Tom Hiddleston

> *Separated by war. Tested by battle. Bound by friendship.*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

You live on a farm with your horse Joey but he is sold to the cavalry and then war erupts. The director frames Joey's journey against the war's chaos.

**Mood tags**: bittersweet, epic, gut-punch, tender

**Critic & audience scores**: IMDb 7.2/10 (171052 users) · Rotten Tomatoes 74% · Metacritic 72/100

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