Summer of the Colt vs The Raven on the Jetty
Summer of the Colt has the higher audience score (8.5/10 against 5.7/10 for The Raven on the Jetty). The Raven on the Jetty is the shorter watch at 1h 28m compared with 1h 40m. Summer of the Colt is the older of the two (1991 against 2015). Both are drama, family movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Summer of the Colt
The Raven on the Jetty| Summer of the Colt | The Raven on the Jetty | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.5/10 | ★ 5.7/10 |
| Year | 1991 | 2015 |
| Length | 1h 40m | 1h 28m |
| Genres | Drama, Family | Drama, Family |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | André Melançon | Erik Knudsen |
| Main cast | Héctor Alterio, Manuel Callau, China Zorrilla, Alexandra London-Thompson, Juan De Benedictis | Connor O'Hara, Anne Fraser, Anne Lees, Rob O'Hara, Helen Teasdale |
Synopsis
Summer of the Colt
This award-winning film by André Melançon -- set on a ranch on the pampas of Argentina -- tells the story of three children spending a summer with their grandfather. The youngest, Felipe, makes friends with a puppy; his older brother, Daniel, breaks and train his first horse; their 13-year-old sister, Laura, struggles with the transition between childhood and growing up. The kids find it difficult to adapt to their proud and stubborn…
The Raven on the Jetty
On his 9th birthday, Thomas travels with his mother to visit his estranged father who, since an acrimonious divorce, has abandoned urban living in favour of an isolated rural life in the English Lake District. The bitter separation of his parents is not something Thomas understands, nor does he understand his own dysfunctional behaviour as a silent cry for help. As a digital native city boy, Thomas’s encounter with the natural world, and his…
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