British Director Andrew Haigh on the Real-World Problems of Lean on Pete

A boy, his horse, and the challenge of adapting Willy Vlautin’s sad, wonderful novel.by Ned Lannamann"A lot of the road movies I like are about people who think they’re looking for freedom, but actually the freedom is very overwhelming for them,” says British director Andrew Haigh. “That’s the problem with freedom sometimes: You end up incredibly scared and alone.”Haigh’s fantastic and harrowing new film, Lean on Pete, explores the sadness and danger of