A first official look at Lean on Pete, the upcoming drama movie written and directed by Andrew Haigh based on the novel of the same name by Willy Vlautin and starring Steve Buscemi, Charlie Plummer, Chloe Sevigny, Travis Fimmel, and Steve Zahn:

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Plot synopsis:
“Charley Thompson (Charlie Plummer) is a 15-year-old who has no stability in his life. He wants a home, food on the table and a high school he can attend for more than part of a year. But as the son of a single father working in warehouses finding some stability is hard.
Hoping for a new start they move to Portland where Charley takes a summer job, and becomes best friends with a failing racehorse named Lean on Pete.”

We also spotted a teaser banner poster:

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Taken down.

Have you read the novel the film is based on? Is it any good?

The film has yet to get an official release date.

Stay tuned with us for more details about the movie Lean on Pete.
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