Lean on Pete: a modern Kes?

Beast and boy bond in the wild west [BFI] [having trouble viewing this email?]( [BFI]( [BFI]( [BFI Player]( [Lean on Pete]( "Plummer gives an excellent performance." – Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian Lean on Pete In 45 Years, [Andrew Haigh]( took the scalpel to a splintering marriage and sealed his reputation as a filmmaker of rare talent. It's confirmed in Lean on Pete, the story of a drifting teen and a racehorse he decides to liberate. Like Ken Loach's Kes it makes the personal universal, and owes much to perfect casting. Charlie Plummer (last seen in All The Money in the World) is the central figure, doleful but driven, supported by Chloë Sevigny and Steve Buscemi. Around them Haigh works stealthily to create a work of tender, swelling emotion which few of his peers could match. Watch now on desktop, Android & iOS devices. Also in cinemas. [RENT FOR £10.00]( NEW TO BFI PLAYER [Heaven Knows What]( Heaven Knows What The Safdie brothers' (Good Time) electrifying drama about homeless addicts on the streets of New York. [RENT FOR £3.50]( [The Wound]( The Wound Also in cinemas: a traditional rite of passage ritual forms the backdrop for this complex tale of closeted sexuality in South Africa. [RENT FOR £8.00]( [Tawai: A Voice from the Forest]( Tawai: A Voice from the Forest Explorer Bruce Parry (Tribe) quests to discover how modern man can reconnect to the natural world. [RENT FOR £4.50]( [Walk with Me]( Walk with Me Benedict Cumberbatch narrates this meditative journey with Thich Nhat Hanh, the Zen master of mindfulness. [RENT FOR £4.50]( [Goldstone]( Goldstone Ivan Sen's sequel to Mystery Road finds detective Jay Swan (Aaron Pedersen) on the trail of murder and corruption once more. [RENT FOR £3.50]( [120 BPM]( 120 BPM Also in cinemas: Robin Campillo’s rousing, sensual and heart-breaking account of AIDS activism in 1990s France. [RENT FOR £10.00]( [Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story]( Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story Fascinating documentary about the glamorous Hollywood star who was also an unheralded genius inventor. [RENT FOR £4.50]( [Song of Granite]( Song of Granite Pat Collins' formally audacious account of the life and times of traditional Irish folk singer Joe Heaney. [RENT FOR £4.50]( SUBSCRIPTION [SVOD]( There's always more to discover Uncover over 500 of the greatest films you'll find on-demand, anywhere. [START YOUR FREE 14-DAY TRIAL]( [BFI Player]( You have received this message because you signed up for BFI Player emails. You are subscribed as {EMAIL} [Unsubscribe]( immediately from all future BFI mailings Sent by BFI, 21 Stephen Street, London W1T 1LN