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  • Summary: How far would you travel to heal someone you love? An intensely personal yet epic spiritual journey, The Horse Boy follows one Texas couple and their autistic son as they trek on horseback through Outer Mongolia in a desperate attempt to treat his condition with shamanic healing. (Zeitgeist Films)

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  1. Positive: 12 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 16
  3. Negative: 1 out of 16
  1. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Owen Gleiberman
    83
    Turns into a lyrical and stirring meditation on the mystery of autism.
  2. Time Out New York
    Reviewed by: Keith Uhlich
    60
    The Horse Boy comes off as both an edifying work of advocacy and an invasive home movie.
  3. Chicago Reader
    Reviewed by: Cliff Doerksen
    30
    The film reveals its true colors at the end, with a plug for the New Age dude ranch the entrepreneurial couple has since established in Texas.

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  1. MaryH.
    10
    This is a respectful reverent film that opens a small window to view a culture where the most powerful healing for this young boy seems to come from the people most connected to their relationship with nature. It is also a film where one family not only finds the help for their son but leaves the shamans of Mongolia with a confidence to help others who are struggling.… Expand
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