Shiloh (1997)

Average rating

(61%)

Starring:	Rod Steiger \| Michael Moriarty \| Scott Wilson \| Blake Heron \| Bonnie Bartlett \| Ann Dowd \| J. Madison Wright
Director:	Dale Rosenbloom
Studio:	WARNER HOME VIDEO
Run time:	87 mins
Genres:	Family
Languages:	English
Dubbed:	Dutch, French
Hearing-impaired:	English
Subtitles:	Dutch, English, French
Released:	September 02, 2002
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The bond between a young boy and an amicable blond beagle is tested when the dog is abused and must be rescued from its owner. Based on the Newberry Award-winning children's story by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor, this feature also won the prestigious 1997 Genesis Award for Outstanding Feature for spotlighting animal issues with "courage, creativity and integrity."

Rating of 4 stars out of 5

In a first-rate family entertainment, a boy befriends a hunting dog that's being cruelly treated by its owner, a neighbouring farmer. The boy's dad reckons it's the neighbour's business, and that he shouldn't get involved. But, convinced by a kindly shopkeeper that a boy's gotta do what a boy's gotta do, the kid takes the paw into his own hands and fights doggedly to become the beagle's new owner. Refreshingly unsentimental and impeccably acted by a cast which includes Michael Moriarty as the dad and Rod Steiger as the shopkeeper, Shiloh is a minor treat for kids and grown-ups alike. A sequel followed in 1999.