Ico, the Brave Horse

1983 1h 25m ES

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7.8

BANGER

★7.8TMDB · 20

AnimationAdventureDramaFamilyFantasyMysteryRomance

Synopsis

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A young horse wishes to be one of the king's horses, and while trying to achieve it, finds out that one of the king's horses mysteriously disappear every night.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Susana Klein
Enrique Conlazo
Maria Marchi
Pelusa Suero

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Manuel García Ferré
Writers: Inés Geldstein
Languages: German, Spanish
Countries: Argentina

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RUNTIME

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85 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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43 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: German, Spanish.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Manuel García Ferré, shot by Osvaldo Domínguez. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Silvestre Murúa shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Susana Klein and Enrique Conlazo and Maria Marchi carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0269358 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Manuel García Ferré directs. Osvaldo Domínguez behind the camera. Silvestre Murúa cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Argentina. Dialogue in German, Spanish.

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185 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
243 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: German, Spanish.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Manuel García Ferré, shot by Osvaldo Domínguez. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Editor Silvestre Murúa shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Susana Klein and Enrique Conlazo and Maria Marchi carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0269358 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 20 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.