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The Dark Horse

Bravery is contagious

6.3/ 1020142h 4m

DramaHistory

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.

Directed by James Napier Robertson

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The cast

Faces behind the story

Cliff Curtis

Cliff Curtis

Genesis

James Rolleston

James Rolleston

Mana

Kirk Torrance

Kirk Torrance

Noble

Sia Trokenheim

Sia Trokenheim

Nurse

Andrew Grainger

Andrew Grainger

Clive

Xavier Horan

Xavier Horan

Jedi

Roseanne Liang

Roseanne Liang

Nurse

Miriama McDowell

Miriama McDowell

Sandy