The Dark Horse
7.4
“Bravery is contagious”
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.
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Cast
14 people
Cliff Curtis
Genesis
Known for
INVINCIBLE
Fear the Walking Dead
James Rolleston
Mana
Known for
Boy
The Dead Lands
Kirk Torrance
Noble
Known for
Wanted
Sia Trokenheim
Nurse
Also in
Step Dave
Power Rangers
Andrew Grainger
Clive
Known for
The Shannara Chronicles
Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story
Xavier Horan
Jedi
Known for
The Dead Lands
6 Days
Roseanne Liang
Nurse
Also in
The Brokenwood Mysteries
Power Rangers
Miriama McDowell
Sandy
Known for
Coming Home in the Dark
Dean Spanley
Rachel House
Vagrant Woman
Known for
Moana
Soul
Wayne Hapi
Ariki
Also in
The Gone
Broken
Lionel Wellington
Rip
Also in
Head High
Kura
Niwa Whatuira
Michael
Known for
M3GAN 2.0
A Mistake
James Napier Robertson Director · Denson Baker Cinematographer Peter Roberts Editor
Worldwide gross $1.9M · Budget $2.1M · United States release April 25, 2015
Box office
Budget
$2,100,000
Worldwide gross
$1,900,000
Gross vs. budget
0.9×
Production
Four Knights Film
Production
New Zealand
Produced in
Genesis
Working title
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
New Zealand · July 17, 2014
Theatrical
United States · April 25, 2015
Theatrical
Australia
November 20, 2014 · Theatrical
Canada
September 6, 2014 · Theatrical
April 15, 2016 · Theatrical
Denmark
April 10, 2015 · Theatrical
Germany
June 16, 2016 · Theatrical
Greece
August 27, 2015 · Theatrical
Ireland
April 3, 2015 · Digital
Israel
August 20, 2015 · Theatrical
Japan
September 20, 2015 · Theatrical
Netherlands
January 23, 2015 · Theatrical
Norway
October 23, 2015 · Theatrical
Türkiye
January 26, 2015 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
April 3, 2015 · Theatrical
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