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The Dark Horse (2015)
- NR
- 04/25/2015 (US)
- Drama, History
- 2h 4m
Bravery is contagious
Overview
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.
James Napier
Director, WriterCast
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Cliff Curtis
Genesis![James Rolleston's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/ybHxB4pBDsq5LJOnvwT9JIOiEmH.jpg)
James Rolleston
Mana![Kirk Torrance's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/xnGYxqjvjbljip0m2LKbkFzb71u.jpg)
Kirk Torrance
Noble![Sia Trokenheim's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/qzkok7H9b4KBJSkqGZm5TVXDRMr.jpg)
Sia Trokenheim
Nurse![Andrew Grainger's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/d7AwfuXdK09A6bBBqvnpmMtNdUG.jpg)
Andrew Grainger
Clive![Xavier Horan's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/sBGwaUS780FsNqzB41v6xo8ACJd.jpg)
Xavier Horan
Jedi![Roseanne Liang's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/hJ5vEaYfdaQaMGikKjOjbXwdVIT.jpg)
Roseanne Liang
Nurse![Miriama McDowell's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/sFuzG9IprUI7nAOosOl6B8hD7ZB.jpg)