Buck reminds us that when learning is understood as the effort to empathize with another, it transforms both teacher and student.

What makes this film so extraordinary is not just how amazing a figure Buck is but the way the narrative illustrates how violence can be mastered.

The legendary horse whisperer considers himself lucky despite the hard life he endured as a kid. He found a calling that some might call mumbo jumbo, but he expresses an uncanny skill at natural horsemanship.