The Dark Horse
Jul 17 2014
•2h 4m
•Drama, History
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.
Cast
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Cliff Curtis
Genesis
James Rolleston
Mana
Kirk Torrance
Noble
Sia Trokenheim
Nurse
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