The Young Black Stallion

The Young Black Stallion is a 2003 American film directed by Simon Wincer. The film was released on December 25, 2003.
The film is the prequel to the 1979 film The Black Stallion.
== Plot ==
The film follows the adventures of Shetan, a young black Arabian colt. After a band of robbers separates a young Arabian girl named Neera from her father, she finds herself alone in the desert. Before too long, a mysterious black colt comes to her rescue. The two quickly form a special bond, and the horse returns Neera to her grandfather. Once Neera is back home, the stallion disappears.
Neera greets her grandfather Ben Ishak and her cousin Aden eagerly, but is disappointed and upset when she find out that her grandfather's horse breeding days are over. Ben Ishak informs Neera that because of the shootings in the desert, his fields are ruined, and he can no longer afford to keep any of his horses. He kept an old plow-horse, Abha, and set his most precious mare Jinah free. We find out later that Jinah was Shetan's mother.
A year passes, but the black stallion does not return. Neera’s grandfather tells her that the horse was probably nothing more than a product of her imagination. But Neera knows better. She thinks the stallion is the lost horse of the desert, a legend born of the sands and sired by the night sky. Then, one night, the colt appears again. In an attempt to help her grandfather start a breeding farm again, Neera joins a gruelling cross-country race against the finest horses of Arabia for a purse of the most exceptional Arabian mares. Shetan, the black stallion, is trained, and Neera rides him in the competition to restore her grandfather's money and respect. In the end, Neera wins, and Shetan is reunited with his mother.
== Cast and Characters ==
* Richard Romanus as Ben Ishak
* Biana G. Tamimi as Neera
* Patrick Elyas as Aden
* Gérard Rudolf as Rhamon
* Ali Al Ameri as Mansoor
* Andries Rossouw as Kadir
Category:Films
Category:Live-action Films
Category:2003 Films
Category:Animal Films
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