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The Dark Horse

"Bravery is contagious"

2014-07-17 Drama 2hr 4m

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.

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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.

  • Released
    2014-07-17
  • Revenue
    n/a
  • Budget
    n/a
  • Runtime
    2hr 4m
  • Genre
    Drama, History
  • Status
    Released
  • Language
    English
  • imdb-logo
    7.4
  • Production
    Four Knights Film

Crew

James Napier Robertson
Director
James Napier Robertson
Writer
Tom Hern
Producer
Keywords:
chess new zealand based on true story bipolar auckland

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A Review by Rangan 6

Written by Rangan on 2016-08-04

> 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 ... read more

> 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 the underprivileged kids are trained. The film follows his own struggle, as well as his fight for other Maori descent youngsters not to fall prey for the wrong paths. In that perspective, it was very well told tale. It is not another 'Once Were Warriors', but it had its moments. Especially the Maori people with their struggle between the good life and bad life was boldly revealed. Honestly, I did not enjoy much, but won't deny it is a nice film with a good message. I'm happy that I picked it, except I'm not the audience for it. Because the large portion of the film remained dull due to the 2 hour long stretch. I would have been very happy if it was around a 90 minute narration. So the actors were the plus point. Some of them had no prior experience, but did well and was recognised widely. Whatever it is, Cliff Curtis is the man of the film. He won a couple of International awards for the role he played. Like I said the first half was boring, but once the chess theme come into play, the scenario changes and lots of good things happens. I feel it is an inspiring film at a different level. Worth a watch, but it is not a very cheerful screenplay. So I don't think everybody would end up happy, despite a very interesting theme. 6/10

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A Review by 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 iss...

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A Review by Rangan 6

Written by Rangan on 2016-08-04

> 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,...

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