The Dark Horse Movie Updates

Sat., Jul. 2, 2016

from Amazon

Amazon

• added the US DVD release date of July 12, 2016

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Thu., Feb. 11, 2016

from Broad Green Pictures

• added a link from thedarkhorsefilm.com
• added Theatrical Trailer to trailers & videos
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• added a poster to the gallery
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• added a synopsis

• The film features Cliff Curtis as Genesis “Gen” Potini, a brilliant but troubled New Zealand chess champion who finds purpose by teaching underprivileged children about the rules of chess and life.
  
  After years in and out of mental ... show all institutions, Genesis is released into the care of his estranged brother Ariki (Wayne Hapi) and thrust into his volatile gang lifestyle. Seeking to escape this toxic environment, Genesis finds solace by volunteering at the Eastern Knights chess club and sharing his gift with the disadvantaged Maori children of his community. Charismatic and impassioned, Gen encourages the group to train for the upcoming National Chess Championships. But his teaching puts him at odds with his brother when Ariki’s son Mana (James Rolleston) shows an interest in the game – chess is considered a distraction from the teen’s imminent initiation into his father’s gang. Genesis’s conflict with his brother and the violent gang, along with his ongoing battle with illness, threaten to ruin the hopeful progress Gen has made for himself and the young Eastern Knights. But Genesis’s positivity leads him to always search for light, even when the world seems at its darkest.

• added a poster to the gallery
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• changed the US film release date from December 11, 2015 to April 1, 2016

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Wed., Oct. 21, 2015

from Film|Ratings

Film Ratings

• set the MPAA rating to R for language throughout, and drug use

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Sat., Aug. 22, 2015

from Broad Green Pictures

• added Sia Trokenheim as actor to credits
• added James Rolleston as actor to credits
• added Cliff Curtis as actor to credits
• added a running time of 124 minutes
• added drama as a genre
• added a photo to the gallery
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• added James Napier Robertson as director and screenwriter to credits
• added a synopsis
• An inspiring true story based on the life of charismatic and brilliant chess champion, Genesis Potini. His story is about finding the courage to lead, despite his own struggles – finding purpose and hope in passing on his gift to the children of his community.
• added Broad Green Pictures as a distributor
• changed the US film release date from TBA to December 11, 2015
• changed the production status to Completed
• created the movie profile