The Dark Horse

The Dark Horse

124 mins | Drama | July 17, 2014

One-time Maori speed-chess champ, Genesis Potini, lives with a bi-polar disorder and must overcome prejudice and violence in the battle to save his struggling chess club, his family and ultimately, himself.

The Dark Horse

124 mins | Drama | July 17, 2014

The Dark Horse
One-time Maori speed-chess champ, Genesis Potini, lives with a bi-polar disorder and must overcome prejudice and violence in the battle to save his struggling chess club, his family and ultimately, himself.
IMDb rating 7.4
Producers Four Knights Film
Original title The Dark Horse
Directors Ant Davies, Rachael Boggs, Luke Robinson, Sophie Calver, Kathleen Thomas, James Napier
Writers James Napier

Cast

Cliff Curtis

as Genesis

James Rolleston

as Mana

Kirk Torrance

as Noble

Sia Trokenheim

as Nurse

Andrew Grainger

as Clive

Xavier Horan

as Jedi

Roseanne Liang

as Nurse

Miriama McDowell

as Sandy

Rachel House

as Vagrant Woman

Wayne Hapi

as Ariki

Niwa Whatuira

as Michael

John Robertson

as Chess Coach #1

James Napier

as Dave