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Marjoleine Boonstra

Just doing Time

Documentaire | dv | | 80:0 | Pays-Bas | 2010

In the desert of Nevada, two raw and unpolished worlds come together in a unique program where men and horses meet. We`re not out here to babysit. We want to develop these guys, let them learn something, let them do something. Hank Curry Chris, Dean, Gilbert, Charles, Steven, Bo and Mike are all young inmates at the Northern Nevada Correctional Center. The men are in the last phase of lengthy prison sentences. What kind of world do you enter when you get three months to tame and train a wild horse into a `saddled` one? Marjoleine Boonstra follows the detainees over the course of this intensive training during which the men see themselves reflected in the eyes of their horses. Horses are incredibly sensitive creatures. They`re not judgemental. Chris: I believe the horses teach you a lot about yourself, your character flaws, your weaknesses and even your strength. The men learn to win the trust of another living being once again, a skill that has slipped away during their time on the inside. Marjoleine Boonstra captures the unique moments of emotion and trepidation of these ?tough guys? standing on the threshold of freedom.