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63% Critic Match
The Dark Horse
“Bravery is contagious”
6.3 / 10• 2014• 2h 4m•NR• English
DramaHistory
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Cliff Curtis
Genesis
Lead
James Rolleston
Mana
Kirk Torrance
Noble
Sia Trokenheim
Nurse
Andrew Grainger
Clive
Xavier Horan
Jedi
Roseanne Liang
Nurse
Miriama McDowell
Sandy
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. James Napier Robertson's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Dark Horse is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
