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.

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

Reviews

Reno

> Something positive to focus on. It is considered as one of the best Kiwi films ever. Inspired by a real person with the severe bipolar disorder. The story centres on the character Genesis Potini, a chess prodigy. Despite his mental issue, he forms a chess club called the Eastern Knights where t...

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