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The Dark Horse

Bravery is contagious
Jul 17, 2014 · 2h 4m
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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.

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CAST

Cliff Curtis
Genesis
James Rolleston
Mana
Kirk Torrance
Noble
Sia Trokenheim
Nurse
Andrew Grainger
Clive
Xavier Horan
Jedi
Roseanne Liang
Nurse
Miriama McDowell
Sandy
Directed by James Napier Robertson

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Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
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Production
Four Knights Film
Country
NZ

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