The Dark Horse

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The Dark Horse is a critically acclaimed 2014 New Zealand drama film about a troubled former chess prodigy who finds purpose mentoring underprivileged youth.

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instanceOf film
basedOn life of Genesis Potini
character Genesis Potini NERFINISHED
cinematographyBy Denson Baker NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin New Zealand
countryOfRelease New Zealand NERFINISHED
criticalReception critically acclaimed
depicts Māori community
bipolar disorder
director James Napier Robertson NERFINISHED
distributor Transmission Films NERFINISHED
editedBy Bryan Shaw NERFINISHED
filmFestivalScreening New Zealand International Film Festival 2014 NERFINISHED
Toronto International Film Festival 2014 NERFINISHED
filmingLocation Auckland NERFINISHED
genre biographical film
drama
sports drama film
hasAward Audience Award for Best Film at 2014 San Francisco International Film Festival NERFINISHED
Best Actor award for Cliff Curtis at 2014 New Zealand Film Awards
Best Film at 2014 New Zealand Film Awards
Best Supporting Actor award for James Rolleston at 2014 New Zealand Film Awards
leadActor Cliff Curtis NERFINISHED
mainSubject chess
mental illness
mentoring underprivileged youth
MPAARating R
musicBy Dana Lund NERFINISHED
originalLanguage English
portrays Genesis Potini NERFINISHED
producer Tom Hern NERFINISHED
productionCompany Four Knights Film NERFINISHED
releaseYear 2014
RottenTomatoesRating over 90 percent
runtimeMinutes 124
screenwriter James Napier Robertson NERFINISHED
settingCountry New Zealand NERFINISHED
settingLocation Gisborne NERFINISHED
starring Cliff Curtis NERFINISHED
James Rolleston NERFINISHED
Kirk Torrance NERFINISHED
Miriama McDowell NERFINISHED
Wayne Hapi NERFINISHED
theme community empowerment
overcoming adversity
redemption

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Cliff Curtis notableWork The Dark Horse
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