Windstorm

A fourteen-year-old girl named Mika is sent to spend her summer at her grandmother's farm as punishment for poor school performance. While there, she forms an unexpected bond with a wild stallion that others find impossible to tame. Mika discovers a natural ability to communicate with horses and seeks to protect the animal from being sent to a slaughterhouse. To save the horse, she attempts to learn how to ride and prove the animal's value during a competition.

This German adventure and family film was directed by Katja von Garnier, appearing fourth in her filmography after Making Up!, Iron Jawed Angels, and Blood and Chocolate. It precedes the releases of Windstorm 2 and Windstorm 3. The movie stars Hanna Binke as Mika and Marvin Linke as Sam, with Cornelia Froboess playing Mika's grandmother. The production was handled by Constantin Film and SamFilm, with a screenplay written by Lea Schmidbauer and Kristina Magdalena Henn.

The film earned 7 million USD at the worldwide box office. It has received generally positive feedback from viewers, holding a 6.7 rating on IMDb based on 2,600 votes and a 7.4 rating on TMDB from 303 votes.