23 Jul 2014

Dark Horse - the movie

From Afternoons, 2:07 pm on 23 July 2014

The Dark Horse film poster crop
The Dark Horse film poster, by Four Knights film.

The Dark Horse is based on a real person - Genesis Potini, a man who used chess to teach and inspire children in his home town of Gisborne. As well as being a speed chess champion, Potini lived with bipolar disorder, and was an advocate for mental health awareness.

Simon Mercep talks to writer/director James Napier Robertson, and lead actor Cliff Curtis about The Dark Horse.

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Sarah McMullan reviews The Dark Horse during Afternoons with Simon Mercep.