For me this film would be the movie highlight of my year! I think that on reflection right from the opening moment it unraveled and opened up like a beautiful flower from the very first to the very end. Intimate, honest and refreshing, So much love, full of touching moments and surprises I was instantly fascinated with the wild free spirited nature of the children and the father, the tenderness and love of the mother for her family. So natural and uncontrived, extraordinary landscape and right here in NZ, the beautiful children and their parents, the huge spirituality of both the land and the family, their extraordinary ability to cope with adversity and still smile, the tears and laughter that came spontaneously both from them and the audience The overwhelming sense of admiration for their ability to survive no matter what was placed in front of them. The heartfelt bond between Peter and his children and especially the baby and the way he shared his thoughts so intimately and tenderly. The instinctive worries of a mother for the futures of her children. The horses and the effect they had on every one of them... there was just so much love and sincerity and the contrast between their passive natures and the evil spirited agenda of the father was profound. The transition of the children running free and wild and riding bareback to dressing up in their Sunday best. It kind of covered and brought out in me every possible emotion and left me overwhelmed and enriched and a better person for this totally unexpected experience. The success of a really great film is when you think about it a lot the next day, and I am still in awe!! I am such a city girl!!!!! Refreshing and so much love.

I watch your documentary and I can't help but be so aware that there is a wilderness, wildness, wisdom inside of every one of us and so much of what it vibrates with is the same thing your documentary talks about.

Thank you so very much for this most beautiful film about a truly heroic and loving family...the Ottley-Karenas. We fell in love with them, with their integrity, their passion and most of all their love. When can we purchase this DVD please? And thank you again for making this truly wonderous documentary.

I really want to see this movie but everything is conspiring against me - was tonight really the last night you are screening at the film fest? Where can I go see it in Auckland?

I just saw the trailer. It was beautifully shot and the sound design was impressive. I can't wait to see it in Vancouver in September at VIFF!

I have ridden with Peter and missed seeing the film when it was in Auckland...please could you tell me which other locations it will be playing in? I would love to see it and would travel to do so! Gorgeous photography!