Story Line
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.
“Bravery is contagious”
Top Cast
Cliff Curtis
Genesis
James Rolleston
Mana
Kirk Torrance
Noble
Sia Trokenheim
Nurse
Andrew Grainger
Clive
Xavier Horan
Jedi
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Rating
6.3/ 10
Release Date
2014-07-17
Runtime
2h 4m
Genres
DramaHistory
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User Reviews (1)
Reno
6/10
•8/4/2016> Something positive to focus on.
It is considered as one of the best Kiwi films ever. Inspired by a real person with the severe bipolar disorder. The story centres on the character Genesis Potini, a chess prodigy. Despite his mental issue, he for...