Product Description

From the authors of THE BLACK STALLION, and in the grand tradition of bringing favorite family classics to life, Disney presents the adventure-filled heartwarming story of YOUNG BLACK STALLION. When courageous young Neera becomes separated from her family in the desert, she chances upon a wild colt. Together they find friendship, trust, and their way back home only to discover her family is about to lose everything! So Neera devises a daring plan to save it all by risking what she loves most -- the young black stallion. Filled with exciting adventures and messages of friendship and loyalty, this is an outstanding movie for the entire family. And now for the first time ever, enjoy the all-new prequel to YOUNG BLACK STALLION, created exclusively for this presentation.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #22513 in DVD
• Brand: Disney
• Released on: 2004-12-21
• Rating: G (General Audience)
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Formats: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, Full Screen, Subtitled, THX, Widescreen, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Subtitled in: French
• Dubbed in: French, Spanish
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 51 minutes

Amazon.com
Created as an IMAX movie based on the novel by father/son team Walter and Steven Farley, Disney's Young Black Stallion tells the story of a wild colt who befriends a young girl in the Arabian desert, eventually becoming her equine soul mate and champion racehorse. Set in 1946 North Africa, the story begins as Neera gets separated from her desert caravan by an ambush of soldiers. Alone and lost, she discovers a colt among the drifts and, in time, they forge a friendship of interdependence. The spirited horse and child ride like the wind, yet when they arrive home, the colt bolts, leaving Neera to convince her grandfather that the legendary stallion is more than a mirage. Ultimately, she proves this in a climatic action sequence brimming with girl power. The cinematography dazzles with its large-format visuals and sweeping panoramas, yet the 50-minute length truncates the story into a seemingly abridged version. An extra hour of plot and character development would have allowed it to venture closer to the magnificence of the original Stallion installment. (Ages 8 and older) --Lynn Gibson

Customer Reviews

Beautifully filmed, well acted and casted...
We open with Neera, a young S. African girl, getting lost from her party in a raid. She's thrown from her camel and sifted down into the dunes. When she awakens, afraid and alone, a young black Arab stallion helps her to find water. Eventually, the two pair up.

When 'Black' the name the girl's given her horse at first, gets Neera back home, he runs away. Neera is left to explain the stallion to her grandfather, who believes the horse was a dream the desert gave her. Their once-rich family is now poor. The stables of Arabians they had have all been sold off for food, save for one favored mare, "Gina" who the grandfather returned to the desert from whence she came.

A year later, the stallion returns to Neera. They partner up again for a winner-take-all-high stakes race that will regain their family's fortune.

I wish the story was longer. It's not as complete as the Farley novel and I can't help but feel that more footage was needed to properly tell the story. Other than that, a beautiful film and one to keep for all who love horses and nature.

#1 FAN OF THE YOUNG BLACK STALLION
I went to go see this movie with my friend and we loved it. The story was great and so was the background music. I love all horse movies, but this has to be one of the best I've ever seen. It starts ou when the Black Stallion (Sheton) is a wild foal living with his mother. Then he gets captured by a girl and she raises him and enters him in a race of Arabians (Arabian is the name of the breed Sheton is). You'll have to watch it to figure out everything that happens in between and inthe end. But if you love horses and action, this is the perfect movie for you.
And if you want to see other movies, there's Seabiscuit, The Black Stallion,Back Beauty, and plenty more.
This is a calmin yet excitble movie full of thrills and some danger, and the bond between people and horses.

saw it twice at Imax
We loved the costumes, the horses, and the scenery. If you don't love Arabians, this won't be as exciting for you. The story line isn't as good as I'd hoped, but the visuals make it well worth watching.