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Narrated by Emmy Award-winning actress

Edie Falco

The Sopranos ยท Nurse Jackie


You don't have to know anything about horses to understand this.

If you've ever looked back on a relationship and wondered, How did I not see what was happening? this documentary is for you.

It's about what it looks like when someone takes your voice from you so gradually, so carefully, that you don't notice it's happening until it's already gone.

It's about coercive control โ€” how it works, why it's so difficult to recognise while you're living inside it, and why so many intelligent, capable people struggle to explain what happened to them.

It's about horses.

A horse cannot be gaslit.

It's about women.

It's about men too.

It's about the patterns that connect them.

Six women. Their horses. Their lives.

Alongside them are psychologists, veterinarians and behavioural experts exploring the same question: what happens when another living being's choices are gradually replaced by compliance?

Once you see those patterns in horses, you start recognising them elsewhere.

In relationships.
In families.
In workplaces.
Even in yourself.

The absence of a bridle is not freedom.

It will change how you see your own life.


Award-Winning Documentary

  • Los Angeles Film Awards โ€” Best Documentary Feature
  • International Independent Film Awards โ€” Gold Winner
  • New York Movie Awards โ€” Gold Award
  • Florence Film Awards โ€” Gold Award
  • ARFF Amsterdam International Film Festival โ€” Global Award

Six Episodes

01 Unseen Needs, Untold Suffering
02 Violence's Hidden Echo
03 The Control's Veiled Grip
04 Beyond Power, Beyond Shame
05 Obedience or Distress?
06 Finding Balance: A New Harmony

Narrated by Edie Falco
Episodes Six
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