The Dark Horse

2h 4m
DramaHistory
6.3

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

Cliff Curtis
Genesis
James Rolleston
Mana
Kirk Torrance
Noble
Sia Trokenheim
Nurse
Andrew Grainger
Clive
Xavier Horan
Jedi
Roseanne Liang
Nurse
Miriama McDowell
Sandy
Rachel House
Vagrant Woman
Wayne Hapi
Ariki
Lionel Wellington
Rip
Niwa Whatuira
Michael
John Robertson
Chess Coach #1
James Napier Robertson
Dave

Crew

James Napier Robertson
Director, Writer, Co-Producer
Peter Roberts
Editor
Annie Collins
Additional Editing
Denson Baker
Director of Photography
Luke Robinson
First Assistant Director
Sophie Calver
Second Assistant Director
Rachael Boggs
Third Assistant Director
Ant Davies
Third Assistant Director
Timothy White
Executive Producer
Cliff Curtis
Executive Producer
Tom Hern
Producer
Sasha Wood
Associate Producer
Tim Wood
Associate Producer
Jim Marbrook
Co-Producer
Kim Sinclair
Production Design
Dana Lund
Music
Kathleen Thomas
Script Supervisor

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