The Dark Horse
Jul 17, 2014 | IMDB 6.2
124 min Watch NowDrama, History
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.
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Never Alone
A Night to Remember
Awakenings
Picnic at Hanging Rock
Riding in Cars with Boys
Coco Before Chanel
Kill Pinochet
Loggerheads
The Tenth Level
Death Scream
Love You to Death
Girl You Know It's True
Jean Moulin, une affaire française
The Chess Player
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