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The Dark Horse
“The Dark Horse,” directed by James Napier Robertson, is a powerful drama based on the true story of Genesis Potini, a brilliant but troubled chess player who finds purpose and redemption by mentoring a group of underprivileged children in New Zealand. As he battles his own mental health challenges, Genesis inspires the kids to strive for success and hope through the game of chess, ultimately transforming their lives and his own.
Views: 100
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Director: James Napier Robertson
Actors: Andrew Grainger, Cliff Curtis, James Rolleston, Kirk Torrance, Miriama McDowell, Rachel House, Roseanne Liang, Sia Trokenheim, Wayne Hapi, Xavier Horan
Country: New Zealand
Company: Four Knights Film, Southern Light Films
Awards: 26 wins & 16 nominations
Budget: $3,500,000
Worldwide Gross: $1,862,114
Duration: 2h 4min
Release: 2014
Release Date: 2014-07-17
IMDb: 7.4
TMDB: 6.2
Rotten Tomatoes: 97%
Metacritic: 77
FilmAffinity: 6.5
