Lassie

(2005)

★ 6.4 IMDb · 148 votes

Genres: Adventure, Drama, Family

Year: 2005

Runtime: 100 мин

Country: France, Ireland

Director: Charles Sturridge

Cast: Питер О'Тул, Саманта Мортон, Джон Линч, Питер Динклэйдж, Hester Odgers, Селин Джонс, Gerry O'Brien, Стив Пембертон, Eamonn Hunt, Эдвард Фокс

Plot

A family in financial crisis is forced to sell Lassie, their beloved dog. Hundreds of miles away from her true family, Lassie escapes and sets out on a journey home.

Life is hard for Yorkshire miner's son Joe Carraclough (Jonathan Mason), who is beaten at school by a his teacher, his only consolation is his collie Lassie. It gets worse: when the mine is decommissioned, his father, Sam (John Lynch), is forced to sell the dog to The Duke (Peter O'Toole), who owns the local estate. The Duke's servant, Hynes (Steve Pemberton), scares the dog, who keeps running back, so the Carracloughs have to keep returning her, until the Duke moves to the Scottish Highlands for the holiday season. Lassie escapes, embarking on a desperate journey home, with daunting Glasgow dogcatchers and taken in by a circus performer. It looks like a miracle is needed, by Christmas.