The Dark Horse R
Bravery is contagious
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DVD Details
- Rated: R
- Run Time: 2 hours, 4 minutes
- Video: Color
- Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
- Released: July 12, 2016
- Originally Released: 2014
- Label: Broadgreen
Performers, Cast and Crew:
| Starring | Cliff Curtis & James Rolleston | |
| Directed by | James Napier Robertson | |
| Screenwriting by | James Napier Robertson | |
| Director of Photography: | Denson Baker |
Entertainment Reviews:
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Rating: 4 1/2/5 --
This year, Disney bypassed the feel-good sports movie, and luckily for U.S. audiences, we got a smaller but better version with The Dark Horse.
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The Mary Sue
Rating: 3/4 --
There are heroes to root for in "The Dark Horse," and you'll feel mostly good about humanity walking out the door.
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San Francisco Chronicle
THE DARK HORSE rides on the impassioned performance of Cliff Curtis, the Maori actor who plays Genesis Potini, a New Zealand chessmaster with bipolar disorder.
New York Times
Rating: 4/5 --
Curtis' portrayal of Gen's ever-present, invasive mental illness isn't mere window dressing and lacks showboating. The camera hugs his meltdowns with an uncomfortable perseverance as he talks to himself, hallucinates and turns manic.
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Arizona Republic
[I]t's a feel-good story with the potential to make you feel great.
RogerEbert.com
Rating: 3.5/4 --
Curtis is 100-per-cent watchable as a puffy, mumbling shuffler whose chess lessons double as life strategies.
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Globe and Mail
Rating: 3.5/5 --
Propped up by good storytelling and powerful performances, "The Dark Horse" is uplifting and moving without falling into the usual traps that occur with other films of its kind.
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Product Description:
In this inspiring drama based on actual events, Cliff Curtis plays Genesis Potini, a Maori speed-chess champion from New Zealand who suffers from bipolar disorder. Searching for meaning in his life, Potini decides to mentor disadvantaged children at the Eastern Knights chess club; through his work there, he finds an escape from his demons and the youths obtain the confidence they need to compete against their more privileged opponents. Directed by James Napier Robertson. Wayne Hapi, Kirk Torrance, and James Rolleston co-star.
Product Info
- UPC: 025192326264
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