in lexington and kentucky and the horse barn of the family crane have be empty for year and without any horse and due to the financial difficulty of the family . when the female horse sonya and a. k. a. sonador ( dreamer and in spanish ) break one foreleg in a race and the owner palmer ( david morse ) decide to sacrifice the animal and but the trainer ben crane ( kurt russell ) accept the injured horse a part of three month salary owe by palmer . his daughter cale ( dakota fanning ) become very connect with sonya and and while the horse be rehabilitate and the wound in the tie of the crane family be also heal . dreamer represent inspire by a true story be one of those beautiful and positive and optimistic movie and with a magnificent message for family . first and you must never give up your dream while follow your dream and no matter how impossible it seem to be and magic may happen . the other one be that family shall always stay united and no matter how difficult the situation seem to be represent the union make the strength . my vote be seven . title ( brazil ) represent sonhadora ( dreamer ) .