Event Auckland

The Dark Horse

A film with equal parts tenderness and strength.
Karina Abadia
June 30, 2014

Overview

It's the New Zealand International Film Festival opener and it looks like it'll be a stunner. A bulked up Cliff Curtis plays Genesis Potini, the Gisborne-based speed chess champion who taught kids in poor communities to dream big.

Potini suffered from bipolar disorder and was an advocate for mental health awareness, a cause which Napier Robertson's film subtly promotes. As well as mentoring the local kids for an upcoming competition, he also develops a close friendship with his teenage nephew Mana (James Rolleston). Potini wants more for him than just to be initiated into his father’s gang but family traditions die hard. A film with equal parts tenderness and strength.

Click here to see more of our picks at the NZ International Film Festival 2014.

Information

When

Thu, Jul 17, 2014

Thursday, July 17, 2014

7:30pm

Where

The Civic
269 Queen Street
Auckland

Price

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