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The Dark Horse is a Néo-Zélandais film of genre Drama directed by James Napier Robertson released in USA on 25 april 2015 with Cliff Curtis
The Dark Horse (2014)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 25 april 2015
Length 2h4
Directed by James Napier Robertson
OriginNouvelle zelande
Rating73%
The Dark Horse is a 2014 New Zealand drama film written and directed by James Napier Robertson and starring Cliff Curtis and James Rolleston. It won Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor and Best Score at the 2014 New Zealand Film Awards, Best Film at the 2015 Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF), 2015 San Francisco International Film Festival (SFIFF) and 2015 Rotterdam International Film Festival (IFFR), and was labeled by leading New Zealand critics as "One of the greatest New Zealand films ever made". It premiered at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), and was created by production company Four Knights Film. The film is being released theatrically in the U.S. by Broad Green Pictures.
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The Dark Horse is based on the real-life story of Genesis Potini, a brilliant, New Zealand chess player who suffered from severe bipolar disorder. Despite the challenges that came his way, Potini pushed forward to find his purpose in life by passing on his knowledge of chess to the community.Actors
Cliff Curtis
(Genesis)
James Rolleston
(Mana)
James Napier Robertson
(Dave)
Kirk Torrance
(Noble)
Andrew Grainger
(Clive)
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