Where to Watch The Turin Horse (2011) in the US

What it's about

1889. German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche witnessed the whipping of a horse while traveling in Turin, Italy. He tossed his arms around the horse's neck to protect it then collapsed to the ground. In less than one month, Nietzsche would be diagnosed with a serious mental illness that would make him bed-ridden and speechless for the next eleven years until his death. But whatever did happen to the horse? This film, which is Tarr's last, follows up this question in a fictionalized story of what occurred. The man who whipped the horse is a rural farmer who makes his living taking on carting jobs into the city with his horse-drawn cart. The horse is old and in very poor health, but does its best to obey its master's commands. The farmer and his daughter must come to the understanding that it will be unable to go on sustaining their livelihoods. The dying of the horse is the foundation of this tragic tale.

Cast and crew

Director

Béla Tarr, Ágnes Hranitzky

Writer

László Krasznahorkai, Friedrich Nietzsche, Béla Tarr

Starring

János Derzsi, Erika Bók, Mihály Kormos

Details

Release date

Mar 31, 2011

Language

Hungarian, German

Country

Hungary, France, Germany, Switzerland

Box office

$56,391

Awards

7 wins & 15 nominations total

Where to Watch The Turin Horse (2011) in the US — common questions

Where to watch The Turin Horse in the United States?

The Turin Horse is available free with a participating library card or to rent in the United States. Watch the movie free with a participating library card on Kanopy (HD). Rent the movie on Apple TV Store.

Can I stream The Turin Horse or do I have to rent it in the United States?

Rent the movie on Apple TV Store.

Can I watch The Turin Horse for free in the United States?

Watch the movie free with a participating library card on Kanopy (HD).